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cu·prous

 (ko͞o′prəs, kyo͞o′-)
adj.
Relating to or containing copper, especially with valence 1.
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cuprous

(ˈkjuːprəs)
adj
(Chemistry) of or containing copper in the monovalent state
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cu•prous

(ˈkyu prəs, ˈku-)

adj.
containing univalent copper.
[1660–70]
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Adj.1.cuprous - of or containing divalent copper
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Translations

cuprous

adj → kupfern
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TESTS IN NATURAL CONDITIONS: Paint 1 (0% cuprous thiocyanate, 5.4% Tophelex, and 0.49% NUDMB50-11) and Paint 2 (17.5% cuprous thiocyanate, 5.9% Tophelex, and 0% NUDMB50-11) showed a more severe settling of seaweeds than other paints, being the accumulated biomass at the end of the phase of experimentation of 24 and 26 g, respectively.
Application of marine biotechnology in the production of natural biocides for testing on environmentally innocuous antifouling coatings
Cuprous cyanide (1.5 equiv.) was added and the resulting mixture was irradiated through the bottom side of the flask using 7 W fluorescent bulb.
Photocatalytic Potency of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complex and Eosin Y for the Effective Development of C-C and C-S Bond: A Correlative Analysis
Cusano [3] prepared a CdTe solar cell with an efficiency of 7.5% in which cuprous telluride ([Cu.sub.2] Te) was used as a p-type partner to the n-type CdTe semiconductor.
Characterization of [Cu.sub.1.4]Te thin films for CdTe solar cells
Silyl acrylate polymers contain bound cuprous oxide, which is effective for preventing hard bio-fouling.
Recovering marine coatings market: prepares for new challenges
Since the ban on the use of tributyl tin as an antifoulant active in marine coatings, the combination of cuprous oxide and a co-biocide (algaecide) has been the system of choice.
Biocides: critical components of marine coatings
Tanusevski, "Optical band gap energy determination of thin films of cuprous oxide," in Proceedings of the 5th General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, pp.
Characterizations of cuprous oxide thin films prepared by sol-gel spin coating technique with different additives for the photoelectrochemical solar cell
Cuprous chloride (CuCl) was purified according to the literature [30].
Synthesis and characterization of PBMA-b-PSt-b-PBMA triblock copolymers by atom transfer radical emulsion polymerization
Marine fungicide consumption in Asia, excluding cuprous oxide, was just over seven million pounds worth $77 million in 2008 and an eight percent annual rate of growth is forecast.
China leads Asian coating biocides growth

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