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cupferron definition

cup·fer·ron (kyo̵̅o̅p′fər än′, ko̵̅o̅p′-)

noun

a white crystalline material, CHN(NO)ONH, soluble in water or alcohol: used as a precipitating reagent for copper, iron, aluminum, etc.

Etymology: cup(ric) + ferr(o)- + -on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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