a. Chem. [f. L. cupr-um copper + -IC.] Containing copper in chemical combination; applied to compounds in which copper combines as a dyad, as cupric chloride, Cu Cl2.
1799. Sir H. Davy, in Beddoes, Contrib. Phys. & Med. Knowledge, 184. Cupric phosoxyd.
1854. J. Scoffern, in Orr’s Circ. Sc., Chem. 489. Cupric acid … has not been isolated.
