Cuprite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cuprite \Cu"prite\ (k?"pr?t), n. (Min.)
     The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of
     copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cuprite
       n : a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of
           copper