cuprous

Adjective

Pertaining to or containing univalent copper.
of or containing divalent copper

Adj

Of, or of the nature of, copper.
Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1.

Examples

His strategy was CUPROUS, always trying to connect words containing the ’CU’ prefix.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cuprum (“copper”), + -ous.

Synonyms

cupric, cupreous

Scrabble Score: 11

cuprous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cuprous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cuprous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cuprous: valid Words With Friends Word