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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COPPERAS

Coperose, via Old French from Medieval Latin cuperosa, perhaps originally in the phrase aqua cuprosa copper water.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COPPERAS

copperas  [ˈkɒpərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPPERAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copperas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COPPERAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

copperas

Iron(II) sulfate

Iron(II) sulfate (Br.E. iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate is the chemical compound with the formula FeSO4. It is used medically to treat iron deficiency, and also for industrial applications. Known since ancient times as copperas and as green vitriol, the blue-green heptahydrate is the most common form of this material. All iron sulfates dissolve in water to give the same aquo complex 2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry and is paramagnetic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPPERAS


asperous
ˈæspərəs
Bosporus
ˈbɒspərəs
deiparous
diːˈɪpərəs
fissiparous
fɪˈsɪpərəs
gemmiparous
dʒɛˈmɪpərəs
Hesperus
ˈhɛspərəs
multiparous
mʌlˈtɪpərəs
nulliparous
nʌˈlɪpərəs
obstreperous
əbˈstrɛpərəs
omniparous
ɒmˈnɪpərəs
oviparous
əʊˈvɪpərəs
ovoviviparous
ˌəʊvəʊvaɪˈvɪpərəs
primiparous
praɪˈmɪpərəs
prosperous
ˈprɒspərəs
pupiparous
pjuːˈpɪpərəs
streperous
ˈstrepərəs
stuporous
ˈstjuːpərəs
uriniparous
ˌjʊərɪˈnɪpərəs
vaporous
ˈveɪpərəs
viviparous
vɪˈvɪpərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPPERAS

copped
copper
copper beech
Copper Belt
copper pyrites
copper sulphate
copper wire
copper-bottomed
copper-coloured
copper-fasten
copperhead
copperish
copperplate
copperskin
coppersmith
copperwork
copperworm
coppery
coppice
coppiced

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPPERAS

Algeciras
Aras
arras
Banaras
Barras
Cape Hatteras
Carreras
Cordilleras
dinoceras
Duras
etceteras
extras
foie gras
Hatteras
Honduras
madras
Mardi Gras
Patras
teras
the Cordilleras

Synonyms and antonyms of copperas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «copperas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPPERAS

Find out the translation of copperas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copperas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copperas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿矾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copperas
570 millions of speakers

English

copperas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Copperas
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زاج أخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

купорос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

copperas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হীরাকস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couperose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tembaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

copperas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コッペ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembaga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sul fát sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொப்பரசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तांबे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demir sülfat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copperas
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koperas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купорос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Copperas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καραμπογιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vitriool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

copperas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

copperas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copperas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPPERAS»

The term «copperas» is regularly used and occupies the 75.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPPERAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «copperas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «copperas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copperas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPPERAS»

Discover the use of copperas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copperas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chemistry, Society and Environment: A New History of the ...
Agricola's description of a copperas works in De Re Metallica (1552) closely matches the account of a mid- 19th century establishment. The first description in English was given by Matthew Falconer who made copperas from 'copperas stones' ...
Colin Archibald Russell, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2000
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The Mysteries of the Court of London
On the other hand, Dr. Copperas, when communicating an ex traordinary case to a medical periodical, would not fail to observe that " the instance is not altogether unknown in the experience of the acuity, one of equal difficulty baring some ...
George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1863
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Copperas: An Account of the Whitstable Works and the First ...
This is followed by a comprehensive history of the copperas industry, describing its complex relationship with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century migrations from the Low Countries, and demonstrating how the industry was intrinsically linked ...
Tim G. Allen, Michael S. Cotterill, Mike Cotterill, 2004
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Physical-chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater
... equivalents of lime used with copperas as coagulant Kilograms of ferric hydroxide (including the calcium carbonate plus the solids from the suspended solids) resulting from the use of an optimum dose of copperas of [FeIIopf]geq Kilograms ...
Arcadio Pacquiao Sincero, G. A. Sincero, Gregoria Alivio Sincero, 2003
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Early Modern Kent, 1540-1640
Spanish control of Antwerp - declared to be the sole market for vitriols in 1555 - led to increasingly high prices, which precipitated the search for a domestic source of iron pyrite and led to the development of an English copperas industry. s<> ...
Michael Zell, 2000
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Tailings and Mine Waste 2002: Proceedings of the 9th ...
As a result of these activities, acid mine drainage (AMD) originating from the tailings, waste rock, and copperas heap leach piles has contaminated local surface water, sediments and soils with metals, including copper, cadmium, aluminum, ...
Symposium Editors, 2002
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary and Optical Microscopy of ...
See: copper chromates group. Copper chromates group Salter (1869) 116 COPPER ZINC CARBONATE, ROSASITE TYPE Green Generic compound See: rosasite. COPPERAS Red Synonym, variant or common name Copperas is a name ...
Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments
See: copper chromates group. Copper chromates group Salter (1869) 116 COPPER ZINC CARBONATE, ROSASITE TYPE Green Generic compound See: rosasite. COPPERAS Red Synonym, variant or common name Copperas is a name ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2007
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Pigment Compendium
See: copper chromates group. Copper chromates group Salter (1869) 116 COPPER ZINC CARBONATE, ROSASITE TYPE Green Generic compound See: rosasite. COPPERAS Red Synonym, variant or common name Copperas is a name ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
10
The Works of Edward Lytton Bulwer, Esq. in Two Volumes
From three painted shelves which constituted the library of " Copperas Bower," as its owners gracefully called their habitation, Clarence took down a book very prettily bound ; it was " Poems by a Nobleman." No sooner had he read two pages ...
Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPPERAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copperas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cove golfer Tyler Morrison commits to McLennan Community College
The Copperas Cove High School sports information department on Tuesday announced that girls golfer Tyler Morrison has committed to ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Fort hood identifies soldier found dead in Copperas Cove residence
Fort hood identifies soldier found dead in Copperas Cove residence ... an apparent gunshot wound at his off-post residence in Copperas Cove. «Temple Daily Telegram, Jul 15»
3
Copperas Cove's Shamad Lomax commits to New Mexico State
The Copperas Cove High School sports information department announced Saturday that cornerback/kick returner Shamad Lomax has ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
4
Copperas Cove Police blotter
Amanda Walker was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and safe keeping as well as two warrants for animal-domestic ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
5
Community Calendar
COPPERAS COVE LIBRARY is closed for Independence Day. ... THE COPPERAS COVE BASS CLUB invites all bass fishermen interested in ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Civic Center filled for Star Group's Independence Day picnic
Mayor John Hull of Copperas Cove, Mayor Scott Cosper of Killeen, ... The Copperas Cove High School Junior ROTC presented the colors ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Citizens' group helps PD get ready for National Night Out
... Ruiz, Copperas Cove Police Department community relations officer, ... Association meeting Monday, June 29, 2015, at Copperas Cove Fire ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Student takes on nation in Washington, D.C.
Copperas Cove High School 2015 graduate Serena Villa puts the final touches on her presentation with the help of Family, Career and ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
9
Cove Junior High cheerleaders make competition walk the plank
Copperas Cove Junior High School cheerleaders are all smiles at UCA cheer camp in College Station after winning multiple awards. This was ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Lady Dawg softball stars train young team for tourney
Players on the Copperas Cove Lady Cardinals were in awe of the helping hand ... The Copperas Cove High School Lady Dawg softball players ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Copperas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/copperas>. May 2024 ».
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