A single layer of tall, thin cells. These large cells contain organelles that enable them to perform complex functions. In the intestines, it produces and secretes mucus and digestive enzymes. These often have cilia and microvilli on the surface. nonciliated simple columnar epithelium single layer of nonciliated column-like cells with nuclei near base of cells; contains goblet cells and cells with microvilli in some locations; function in secretion and absorption
Definition of copper. 1  any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings. 2  a reddish brown the color of polished copper. 3  uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.  a copper penny.
The origins of its name unknown. Copper is one of the first metals to be used, largely because it occurs in metallic form at the surface. By 4000 B.C., it was being smelted from ores in Israel and other parts of the Middle East. Copper is a malleable, ductile reddish metal, and is one of only two strongly colored metals (gold being the other). Copper is a stable metal largely unaffected by water and air, although carbon dioxide will react with the surface of pure copper to form greenish copper carbonate.