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Cuprite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A natural red secondary ore of copper, essentially Cu2O, that forms as a result of weathering.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The red oxid of copper; red copper ore; a common ore of copper, of a bright-red color, occurring in isometric crystals (cubes, octahedrons, etc.), and also massive. It is sometimes found in capillary forms, as in the variety chalcotrichite.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper

Word Usage

"Long before the statue was unearthed, the natural process of patination had caused the formation of the red cuprite, blue azurite and green malachite commonly found in ancient bronzes."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mineral

Form

plumbocuprite

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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