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cobaltammine

American  
[koh-bawlt-am-een, -uh-meen] / ˌkoʊ bɔltˈæm in, -əˈmin /

noun

  1. any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.

Etymology

Origin of cobaltammine

1880–85; < French cobaltamine; cobalt, ammine

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