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单词 pentlandite
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pentlandite

[ pent-luhn-dahyt ]
/ ˈpɛnt lənˌdaɪt /

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

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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