copper
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1. any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings (noun.animal)
| member meronym | : | genus lycaena, lycaena, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper (noun.animal) |
2. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper (noun.attribute)
3. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person)
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. a copper penny (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | cent, centime, penny, |
| definition | : | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit (noun.possession) |
5. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | metal, metallic element, |
| definition | : | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | conductor, |
| definition | : | a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | blister copper, |
| definition | : | an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | bornite, peacock ore, |
| definition | : | a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | chalcocite, copper glance, |
| definition | : | a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | chalcopyrite, copper pyrites, |
| definition | : | a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cuprite, |
| definition | : | a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | malachite, |
| definition | : | a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | brass, |
| definition | : | an alloy of copper and zinc (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | bronze, |
| definition | : | an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin (noun.substance) |
6. coat with a layer of copper (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | coat, surface, |
| definition | : | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact) |
7. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper (noun.attribute)
8. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person)
9. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | copper, |
| definition | : | coat with a layer of copper (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cupric, cuprous, |
| definition | : | of or containing divalent copper (adj.pert) |
10. coat with a layer of copper (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | atomic number 29, copper, cu, |
| definition | : | a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance) |
11. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper (noun.attribute)
12. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person)
13. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | copper, |
| definition | : | coat with a layer of copper (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cupric, cuprous, |
| definition | : | of or containing divalent copper (adj.pert) |
14. coat with a layer of copper (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | atomic number 29, copper, cu, |
| definition | : | a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance) |
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