copperas

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) Iron(II) sulfate.
2. (uncountable, usually) An obsolete sulphate compound with one of the three metals, zinc, copper or iron.

Sinonieme

green vitriol

sulphuric acid

vitriol

Vertalings

كبريتات الحديدوز

βιτριόλι

θειικός σίδηρος

couperose

copparosa

chalcanthon

vitriool

koperrood

aceche

caparrosa

demir sulfat

zaç

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: coperas

Verwante met Frans: couperose

Verwante met Latyn: cupri

In summary

From Middle English coperas, coperose (“metallic sulfate”), from Old French coperose. Compare French couperose (“sulfate”), Medieval Latin cuprosa, Late Latin aqua cuprosa, Latin cupri rosa, "rose of copper".