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copper sulfate definition

copper sulfate

a blue, crystalline substance, CuSO·5HO, that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol: used in making pigments, germicides, batteries, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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