noun
- Plural of cupferron; organic compounds used in analytical chemistry as precipitating agents for metal ions, particularly iron and copper.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Cupferrons are commonly employed in laboratory procedures to separate and identify metal ions.
- The chemist added cupferrons to the solution to precipitate the iron content.
- Cupferrons react with ferric ions to form colored complexes useful in qualitative analysis.
- In analytical chemistry, cupferrons serve as selective reagents for metal determination.