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cuprous

[kyoo-pruhs, koo-] / ˈkyu prəs, ˈku- /
ADJECTIVE
copperlike
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Tests of a cuprous oxide photocathode made using this technique showed an increase in performance of more than 70% over existing state-of-the-art electrodeposited oxide photocathodes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Using thin film deposition techniques, the researchers were able to grow high-quality cuprous oxide films at ambient pressure and room temperature.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

"Like other oxide semiconductors, cuprous oxide has its intrinsic challenges," said co-first author Dr Linfeng Pan from Cambridge's Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

But somehow their lives, loves and labors leave the cuprous taste of pennies in their mouths; the middle-income bracket is their social vise.

From Time Magazine Archive

A. Werner determined the molecular weights of mercurous, cuprous and silver bromides, iodides and chlorides in pyridine solution, and obtained results pointing to the formula HgCl, etc.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various