chloanthite

[kloh-an-thahyt]

noun

Mineralogy. a nickel-rich variety of skutterudite, used as an ore of nickel.

Origin of chloanthite

< Greek chloanth(ḗs) (chlo- (stem of chlóē; see Chloe) + -anthēs combining form, akin to ánthos flower) + -ite¹

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British Dictionary definitions for chloanthite

chloanthite

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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