The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
COBALTITE
cobaltite
(noun) a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cobaltite (countable and uncountable, plural cobaltites)
(mineral) A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with the chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.
Source: Wiktionary
Co"balt*ine, Co"balt*ite n. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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