HyperDic: cuprite

English > 1 sense of the word *cuprite*:
NOUN	substance	cuprite	a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper

English > *cuprite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	copper, Cu, atomic number 29	A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element
Spanish	cuprita
Catalan	cuprita