greenockite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.

Word forms

greenockite greenockites

Etymology

Lord Greenock, on whose land the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

Related words

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