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pentlandite
[ pent-luhn-dahyt ]
/ ˈpɛnt lənˌdaɪt /
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noun
a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
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Origin of pentlandite
1855–60; <French; named after Joseph B. Pentland (died 1873), Irish scientist; see -ite1
Words nearby pentlandite
penthouse, Penticton, pentimento, pentito, Pentland Firth, pentlandite, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbitone, pentode, pentolite
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British Dictionary definitions for pentlandite
pentlandite
/ (ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt) /
noun
a brownish-yellow mineral consisting of an iron and nickel sulphide in cubic crystalline form: the principal ore of nickel. Formula: (Fe,Ni)S
Word Origin for pentlandite
C19: from French; named after J. B. Pentland (1797–1873), Irish scientist who discovered it
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