cuprammonium solution

cuprammonium solution
noun
: a deep blue solution of cupric hydroxide or cupric oxide in aqueous ammonia used as a solvent for cellulose (as in making cuprammonium rayon) — called also Schweizer's reagent

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cuprammonium solution,
1. a solution of copper and ammonia.
2. = Schweitzer's reagent. (Cf.Schweitzer's reagent)

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  • cuprammonium rayon — noun : a rayon made from cellulose dissolved in cuprammonium solution * * * cuprammonium rayon noun Artificial silk made by dissolving cellulose in cuprammonium • • • Main Entry: ↑cuprammonium * * * cu|pram|mo|ni|um «KYOO pruh MOH nee uhm», noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuprammonium — [kypʀamɔnjɔm] n. m. ÉTYM. XXe; cf. cupro ammoniaque, 1890; de cupr , et ammonium. ❖ ♦ Chim. Solution d hydrate cuivrique dans l ammoniaque, appelée aussi liqueur de Schweitzer, utilisée comme solvant de la cellulose …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • regenerated cellulose — noun : cellulose obtained in a changed form by sulfuric acid or other chemical treatment of an extruded coagulated solution (as of viscose or cuprammonium solution) or a stretched acetate fiber regenerated cellulose and acetate fibers see… …   Useful english dictionary

  • copper oxide — noun an oxide of copper • Hypernyms: ↑oxide * * * noun : any oxide of copper: as a. : the oxide Cu2O that occurs naturally as cuprite and is obtained as red or yellow crystals or powder by oxidation of copper in a furnace or by electrolysis and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • copper hydroxide — noun : a hydroxide or hydrated oxide of copper; specifically : the hydroxide Cu(OH)2 obtained as a blue precipitate by the action of alkali on cupric salt solutions or as blue crystals and used chiefly as a mordant and in preparing cuprammonium… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Schweizer's reagent — noun see cuprammonium solution …   Useful english dictionary

  • industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …   Universalium

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