Cuprous

2 definitions found

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

  Cuprous \Cu"prous\ (k?"pr?s), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing
     copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this
     element is present in its highest proportion.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cuprous
       adj : of or containing divalent copper [syn: {cupric}]