cu'prum

[L.] Copper, a metallic dyad element, symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.57; several of its salts are employed in medicine, the sulphate, however, being the only one official in U.S. and Br. cu'pri ace'tas neutra'lis, neutral copper acetate, crystallized verdigris, occurs in dark green crystals; locally is a stimulating caustic to ulcers has been given in tuberculosis in doses of gr. xj— i- (0.005- 0.03). c. alumina'tum, alumina ted copper, lapis divinus; made by fusing together 16 parts each of pota ium alum, copper sulphate, and pota ium nitrate and adding a mixture of i part each of alum and camphor; it is run into pointed sticks or broken up into small pieces; employed in substance or as a coUyrium in a 4-1000 solution, c. ammonia'tum, ammoniated copper, aminoniosulphate of copper, obtained by di olving one part of copper sulphate in 3 parts of ammonia water and adding 6 parts of alcohol formerly used as an antispasmodic and nervine in doses of gr. ^—2 (0.03-0.13). cu'pri arse'nis, copper arsenite, a green crystalline powder; used in anemia in doses of gr. ao(i~ 16T (0.0003- 0.0006). cu'pri chlo'ridum, copper chloride, has been used as an antiseptic in the treatment of water supplies, for which it is said to be stronger than copper sulphate, cu'pri o'leas, copper oleate, a greenish blue powder, obtained by precipitating a solution of Castile soap with a solution of copper sulphate; employed in i to 20 per cent, ointment as a stimulant to indolent granulations. cu'pri subace'tas, copper subacetate, verdigris. cu'pri sul'phas (U.S. and Br.), copper sulphate, CUSO1.5H2O, blue stone, blue vitriol, occurs as large clear azure crystals tonic and astringent in doses of gr. J—J (0.015-0.03) and emetic in doses of gr. 3-5 (o. 2-0. 3); locally is styptic, astringent, and mildly escharotic, used largely in ophthalmic practice, cu'pri sulphocar'bolas, copper sulphocarbolate, cupriaseptol, light green crystals, soluble in water, employed as an antiseptic and hemostatic.