单词 | cuproid |
释义 | cuproidn. Crystallography. 1. A solid contained under twelve equal triangles, formed by erecting a pyramid on each of the triangular faces of a tetrahedron. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Dana). 2. A trade name for a preparation of cuprous oxide used in artificial-silk manufacture. ΚΠ 1921 T. Woodhouse tr. J. Foltzer Artif. Silk 123 Instead of metallic copper, this firm used cuprous oxide, Cu2O, and the special preparation which they obtained is termed ‘cuproid’. The product appears as a commercial article in the form of pulverized cuprous oxide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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