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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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

Origin of potassium cobaltinitrite

cobalt + -i- + nitrate

Also called cobalt yellow.