cuprine

/ˈkjupɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

Obsolete

"We must not here omit a water in Germany, which is ordinarily supposed to change iron into copper. The truth is, there is no real conversion of the metal; that that is done is, that the cuprine and vitriolic particles in the water corrode the iron; and, detaching parts of them by means of the motion of the water, coppery particles succeed in their room."

Ultimately from Latin cuprum (“copper”). See -ine.

cupric

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How do you pronounce cuprine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjupɹɪn/.

What does cuprine mean?

Synonym of cupric (“pertaining to or derived from copper”).

Where does cuprine come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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