copper sulfate
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copper sulfate — n the sulfate of bivalent copper that is best known as the blue crystalline hydrate CuSO4·5H2O, is used as an algicide and fungicide, and has been used medicinally in solution as an emetic but is not now recommended for such use because of its… … Medical dictionary
copper sulfate — n. a blue, crystalline substance, CuSO4·5H2O, that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol: used in making pigments, germicides, batteries, etc … English World dictionary
copper sulfate — noun a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide • Syn: ↑copper sulphate, ↑cupric sulfate, ↑cupric sulphate • Hypernyms: ↑sulfate, ↑sulphate • Hyponyms: ↑blu … Useful english dictionary
copper sulfate — noun Date: 1869 a sulfate of copper; especially the normal sulfate that is white in the anhydrous form but blue in the crystalline hydrous form CuSO4•5H2O and that is often used as an algicide and fungicide … New Collegiate Dictionary
copper sulfate — noun alternative spelling of copper sulphate … Wiktionary
copper sulfate — cop′per sul′fate n. chem. blue vitriol • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
Copper(II) sulfate — Crystal of CuSO4·5H2O Anhydrous CuSO4 powder … Wikipedia
Copper toxicity — Classification and external resources A Kayser Fleischer ring. Copper deposits are found in the cornea. This is an indication that the body is not metabolizing copper properly. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Copper(II) carbonate — Other names copper carbonate, cupric carbonate, basic copper carbonate … Wikipedia
Copper(II) sulfate trihydrate — Identifiers CAS number 16448 28 5 Y … Wikipedia
