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potassium cobaltinitrite

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

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, K 3 Co(NO2 ) 6 , used as a pigment in oil and watercolor paints, and for coloring surfaces of glass, porcelain, etc.

Etymology

Origin of potassium cobaltinitrite

cobalt + -i- + nitrate

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