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chloanthite
[ kloh-an-thahyt ]
/ kloʊˈæn θaɪt /
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noun
Mineralogy. a nickel-rich variety of skutterudite, used as an ore of nickel.
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British Dictionary definitions for chloanthite
chloanthite
/ (kləʊˈænθaɪt) /
noun
a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
Word Origin for chloanthite
C19: from Greek khloanthēs budding, sprouting + -ite 1
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