cuprene

noun
cu·​prene | \ ˈk(y)üˌprēn\
plural -s

Definition of cuprene

: a light yellow to dark brown inert insoluble solid obtained by polymerization of acetylene (as by heating in the presence of copper or copper oxides)

History and Etymology for cuprene

International Scientific Vocabulary cupr- + -ene; probably originally formed as French cuprène

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