coppered
Given penny finish
Coppered means coated or covered with copper, typically for protection against corrosion or marine growth: The ship's hull was coppered to prevent barnacles.
In older slang, particularly British and Australian, to be coppered meant to be caught or informed on—from "copper" as slang for police officer: He got coppered by his own mate.
Copper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- alloyMetallic combination
- patinaSurface film from aging
- verdigrisCopper oxidation's green crust
sheet · wire · tubing · plating · cladding · smelting · forging · casting
Smooth, refined, accomplished
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- sheenSoft surface luster
- burnishedPolished by rubbing
warm-toned · reddish · tawny · auburn · russet · bronzed · glinting · radiant
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- fittingsAttached functional components
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- solderedFused with molten alloy
brazed · waterlines · fixtures · valves · connectors · sweated · compression · flanges
Allows energy transfer
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- groundingConnecting to earth
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
electroplating · contacts · terminals · shielding · traces · cabling · coils · leads
Kills or inhibits germs
- biocidalLethal to organisms
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
- disinfectingKilling bacteria and viruses
- hygienicClean and disease-preventing
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
verdigris · sheet · wire · tubing · plating · cladding · smelting · forging · casting · malleable
polished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
burnished · warm-toned · reddish · tawny · auburn · russet · bronzed · glinting · radiant · bright
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- fittingsAttached functional components
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- jointsSkeletal connection points
soldered · brazed · waterlines · fixtures · valves · connectors · sweated · compression · flanges
conductive
Allows energy transfer
soldering · electroplating · contacts · terminals · shielding · traces · cabling · coils · leads · connections
antibacterial
Kills or inhibits germs
- biocidalLethal to organisms
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
- disinfectingKilling bacteria and viruses
copperedgilded
Overlaid with gold leaf
silvered · gold-plated · silver-plated · chromed · nickel-plated
- copper potMetallic cooking container
- copper pipesMetal plumbing conduits
- copper coinsSmall-value metal currency
- copper alloysMetals mixed with Cu
- copper wireMetal strand conducting electricity
- copper productionCreating refined red metal
copper, coppers, coppery, copperplate, coppersmith, coppering, copperware