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Copperas

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• Copper-naphthenate

  [naf-thuh-neyt, nap-] /ˈnæf θəˌneɪt, ˈnæp-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a green salt, soluble in benzene, used as an insecticide and a wood preservative, but harmless to plants.

• Copper-leaf

  [kop-er-leef] /ˈkɒp ərˌlif/ noun, plural copper-leaves. 1. a Pacific Islands plant, Acalypha wilkesiana, of the spurge family, having showy, bronzy-green, usually red-mottled foliage and grown as an ornamental or houseplant.

• Copper-iris

  noun 1. an iris, Iris fulva, found from the Gulf Coast to southern Illinois, having copper-colored or reddish-brown flowers.

• Copper penny

  copper penny n. See sclerotic body.

• Copper-pyrites

  noun, Mineralogy. 1. . /ˈpaɪraɪts/ noun 1. (functioning as sing) another name for chalcopyrite

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