cupric (redirected from cupric complex)

cupric /cu·pric/ (koo´prik) containing copper in its divalent form (dbondCu), and yielding divalent ions (Cu2+) in aqueous solution.

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cupric sulfate  a crystalline salt of copper used as an emetic, astringent, and fungicide, as an oral antidote to phosphorus poisoning and a topical treatment of cutaneous phosphorus burns, and as a catalyst in iron deficiency anemia.

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cu·pric (kprk)

adj.

Of or containing divalent copper.

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cupric

[kyo̅o̅′prik]

Etymology: L, cuprum, copper

pertaining to copper in its divalent form, as cupric sulfate. Also called copper (II), as in copper (II) sulfate.

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cupric

pertaining to or containing divalent copper.

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cupric complex

see cuprimyxin.