Complete Definition of "copper sulphate"

English
Noun
copper sulphate
#chemistry the common name for cupric sulphate, CuSO?<sub>4</sub>, which forms blue crystals and is used in agriculture, dyeing, electroplating and many other applications; reducing agents reduce it to the red cuprous sulphate
Alternative spellings
copper sulfate
Synonyms
blue vitriol
E519 when used as a preservative
See also
Benedict's reagent
Bordeaux mixture
Fehling's solution

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