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Hopcalite

Hopcalite noun: any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature.

Noun

Hopcalite (plural Hopcalites)

  1. Any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature.

Forms of Hopcalite

pluralHopcalites

Origin of Hopcalite

Trade name, from the names of Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, where the research was carried out, + -ite.

Questions about Hopcalite

What does Hopcalite mean?
Hopcalite means any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature.
What part of speech is Hopcalite?
Hopcalite is a noun.
What is the plural of Hopcalite?
The plural of Hopcalite is Hopcalites.

Words near Hopcalite in the dictionary

  1. hopbinds
  2. hopbine
  3. hopbines
  4. hopbush
  5. hopbushes
  6. Hopcalite
  7. Hopcalites
  8. Hopcroft
  9. Hopcroft's algorithm
  10. hope
  11. hope against hope

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