SMALTITE

smaltite

(noun) a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

smaltite (usually uncountable, plural smaltites)

(mineral) A variety of skutterudite with the chemical formula (Co,Fe,Ni)As2, crystallizing in the cubic system.

Anagrams

• last time, last-time, maltiest

Source: Wiktionary


Smalt"ine, Smalt"ite, n. Etym: [See Smalt.] (Min.)

Definition: A tin-white or gray mineral of metallic luster. It is an arsenide of cobalt, nickel, and iron. Called also speiskobalt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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