cobaltic

[ koh-bawl-tik ]

adjective

of or containing cobalt, especially in the trivalent state.

Origin of cobaltic

First recorded in 1775–85; cobalt + -ic

Words Nearby cobaltic

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How to use cobaltic in a sentence

Bromine water is a convenient agent for oxidizing cobaltous to cobaltic ions (see Chapter XV).
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
Electrolysis of a solution in hydrofluoric acid gives cobaltic fluoride, CoF3.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 | Various
The cobaltic salts corresponding to the oxide Co2O3 are generally unstable compounds which exist only in solution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 | Various
It is generally found with cobalt in the cobaltic ores of Saxony and England.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World | Thomas Wood

British Dictionary definitions for cobaltic

cobaltic

/ (kəʊˈbɔːltɪk) /

adjective

of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state

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