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noun
A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blue vitriol, blue copperas, blue stone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate
History
From chalcanthum (“flowers of copper”) + -ite, from Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon).
Across languages
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