Definitions for cuprites

cuprites cu·prite

Spelling: [kyoo-prahyt, koo-]
IPA: /ˈkyu praɪt, ˈku-/

Cuprites is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 463 anagrams from letters in cuprites (ceiprstu).

Definitions for cuprites

noun

  1. a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.

Origin of cuprites

First recorded in 1840-50; cupr- + -ite1

Examples for cuprites

The most important cuprous compound is the oxide (Cu2O), which occurs in nature as ruby copper or cuprite.

Word Value for cuprites
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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