copper
31copper — cop|per [ˈkɔpə US ˈka:pər] n [: Old English; Origin: coper, from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin (aes) Cyprium metal of Cyprus, copper ] 1.) [U] a soft reddish brown metal that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily, and is used to… …
32copper — A metallic element, atomic no. 29, atomic wt. 63.546; several of its salts are used in medicine. A bioelement found in a number of proteins. [L. cuprum, orig. Cyprium, fr. Cyprus, where it was mined] c. arsenite SYN: cupric arsenite. c.… …
33COPPER — A red, lustrous, malleable, and ductile element employed as an alloy with tin (and sometimes lead and arsenic) to form bronze. Pure copper has a higher melting point (1084° C) than either tin (232°C) or the alloy (bronze) it forms with tin… …
34Copper — Amongst the most important of all medieval crafts was that of barrel or tub making. The origin is Anglo Saxon, deriving from the German kuper itself a derivative of kup a container. The word being first used in England in the 8th century. Over… …
35copper — [OE] A major source of copper in the ancient world was the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, so the Romans called it cyprium aes ‘metal of Cyprus’. This became cuprum in late Latin, from which it was borrowed into prehistoric West and North… …
36copper — 1. Policeman. 2. Coin of small value. 3. copper s nark Criminal who cooperates with police (usu. by informing). 4. copper nob Red haired person …
37copper — [OE] A major source of copper in the ancient world was the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, so the Romans called it cyprium aes ‘metal of Cyprus’. This became cuprum in late Latin, from which it was borrowed into prehistoric West and North… …
38copper — мед. медь (copper, cuprum) Компонент (наряду с цинком и марганцем) антиоксидантной энзимной системы. Необходима для образования меланина и метаболизма железа. см. тж микроэлементы …
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39copper 64 — a radioactive isotope of copper, atomic mass 64, with a half life of 12.70 hours, emitting positrons (energy 0.657 MeV), beta particles (energy 0.571 MeV), and gamma rays (energy 1.34 MeV); used in brain scanning …
40copper 67 — a radioisotope of copper, atomic mass 67, with a half life of 2.58 days, emitting beta particles (energy 0.395, 0.484, 0.577 MeV) and gamma rays (energy 0.185, 0.092 MeV); used in radiotherapy as well as for imaging, tracer kinetic studies, and… …
