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Cuprite

Cu′prite

(k?′pr?t)
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Noun.
(Min.)
The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.

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cuprite

cuprite

English

Cuprite

Noun

cuprite (countable and uncountable, plural cuprites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.

Derived terms

  • plumbocuprite

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ky.pʁit/

Noun

cuprite f (uncountable)

  1. cuprite

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