pentlandite

[pent-luh n-dahyt]

noun

a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.

Origin of pentlandite

1855–60; < French; named after Joseph B. Pentland (died 1873), Irish scientist; see -ite¹

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British Dictionary definitions for pentlandite

pentlandite

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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