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copper
1. A malleable, reddish-brown metallic element.
It is a component of several important enzymes in the body and is essential to good health. A deficiency is rare, because only two to five mg daily are necessary, and that amount is easily obtained in a normal diet.
2. For a history of "copper", see this chemical page located at Chemical Element: copper.
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cupr-, cupro-, cupri-
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copper
Information is located at Chemical Element: copper.
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Chemical Elements List
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“copper”
(Greek: copper; brass)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, cuprum, referring to the island of Cyprus; metal)
(German: Nickel, name for "Satan"; kupfernickel, meaning "Devil’s copper" or "St Nicholas’s (Old Nick’s) copper"; metal)
(Latin: copper; from Cyprus, specifically, "copper")
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“copper”
A dental compound consisting of mercury and copper: Unlike a silver and tin alloy, copper amalgam is prepared a moment before use by heating the required quantity over a flame. The alloy then melts and remains plastic for enough time to use, even at room temperature.
Copper amalgam usually stays in place after it has been inserted into the tooth cavity.
electrolytic copper
1. Refined copper produced by electrodeposition or an electrolytic process in which a metal is deposited at the cathode from a solution of its ions which includes electroplating and electroforming. Also known as electrolytic deposition.
2. Metallic copper produced by electrochemical deposition from a copper ion-containing electrolyte.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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rigid copper coaxial line
In electromagnetism, a coaxial cable in which the central conductor and the outer conductor are formed by joining rigid pieces of copper.
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rigi-, rig-
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Copper Age
A period of the human past when copper was the dominant material used for tools.
Its date varies from place to place.
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Archeology, Archaeology
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copper indium diselenide; CuInSe2 or CIS
A polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic material (sometimes incorporating gallium (CIGS) and/or sulfur).
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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