The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuprous \Cu"prous\ (k?"pr?s), a. [From Cuprum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cuprous adj 1: of or containing divalent copper [syn: cupric, cuprous]