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Copper sulphate

noun

A copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide. Synonyms: copper sulfate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate.

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... is added to a solution of copper sulphate, there is formed at first a pale blue precipitate of copper hydroxide, which on adding excess of ammonia dissolves to a deep blue solution—a reaction highly characteristic of copper. The ammoniacal copper solution thus prepared has, as was first ...

— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

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