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View synonyms for cupriferous
cupriferous
[ kyoo-prif-er-uhs, koo- ]
adjective
- containing or yielding copper.
cupriferous
/ kjuːˈprɪfərəs /
adjective
- (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
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Origin of cupriferous1
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Example Sentences
The lower part of this stratum shows symptoms of the cupriferous schist that lies underneath.
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The yield of the argentiferous and cupriferous ores, proved, alas!
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Copper silicates occur in the mineral kingdom, many minerals owing their colour to the presence of a cupriferous element.
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On ore smelting he describes the reduction of iron and lead ores and cupriferous silver or gold ores with lead.
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A cupriferous variety, from Jalpa in Tabasco, Mexico, is known as jalpaite.
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