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noun
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
• Syn: ↑copper, ↑atomic number 29
• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal, ↑conductor
• Hyponyms: ↑blister copper
• Substance Holonyms:
↑brass, ↑bronze, ↑bornite, ↑peacock ore, ↑chalcocite, ↑copper glance, ↑chalcopyrite, ↑copper pyrites, ↑cuprite, ↑malachite
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abbreviation1. cubic
2. cumulative
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close-up.
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abbrev
Christian Union
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cu. or cu (no period),
cubic.
Cu (no period),
2. cumulus.
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symbol the chemical element copper
Origin:
from late Latin cuprum
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cuUseful english dictionary. 2012.