What does copperas mean?
Copperas means Iron(II) sulfate..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Iron(II) sulfate..
It were superfluous to describe the Process of making the Aqua fortis; it shall suffice to let you know, that our common Coperas makes this Aquafortis well enough for our purpose[…]
[…] what a change has introduced itself everywhere into human affairs! How human affairs shall now circulate everywhere not healthy life-blood in them, but, as it were, a detestable copperas banker’s ink;
Use copperas when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Copperas means Iron(II) sulfate..
Common synonyms include vitriol.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It were superfluous to describe the Process of making the Aqua fortis; it shall suffice to let you know, that our common Coperas makes this Aquafortis well enough for our purpose[…]
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