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potassium cobaltinitrite

[ koh-bawl-tuh-nahy-trahyt ]
/ ˌkoʊ bɔl təˈnaɪ traɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, K3Co(NO2)6, used as a pigment in oil and watercolor paints, and for coloring surfaces of glass, porcelain, etc.

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Also called cobalt yellow.

Origin of potassium cobaltinitrite

cobalt + -i- + nitrate

Words nearby potassium cobaltinitrite

potassium bromate, potassium bromide, potassium carbonate, potassium chlorate, potassium chloride, potassium cobaltinitrite, potassium cyanide, potassium dichromate, potassium diphosphate, potassium feldspar, potassium ferricyanide
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