greenockite

[ gree-nuh-kahyt ]

/ ˈgri nəˌkaɪt /

noun

a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium.

Origin of greenockite

1840–45; named after Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1807–43), Englishman who discovered it; see -ite¹

Words nearby greenockite

Green Mountain Boys, Green Mountains, Green Mountain State, greenness, Greenock, greenockite, green onion, green osier, Greenough, Green Paper, Green party

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Example sentences from the Web for greenockite

It occurs in combination with sulphur in greenockite, and in some ores of zinc.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe|Anonymous
Cadmium occurs in nature as cadmium sulphide in greenockite, CdS, which is very rare.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Isomorphous with greenockite is the hexagonal zinc sulphide (ZnS) known as wurtzite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for greenockite

greenockite

/ (ˈɡriːnəˌkaɪt) /

noun

a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: the only ore of cadmium. Formula: CdS

Word Origin for greenockite

C19: named after Lord C. C. Greenock, 19th-century English soldier

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	greenockite
释义	greenockite [ gree-nuh-kahyt ] / ˈgri nəˌkaɪt / noun a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium. Origin of greenockite 1840–45; named after Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1807–43), Englishman who discovered it; see -ite¹ Words nearby greenockite Green Mountain Boys, Green Mountains, Green Mountain State, greenness, Greenock, greenockite, green onion, green osier, Greenough, Green Paper, Green party Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for greenockite It occurs in combination with sulphur in greenockite, and in some ores of zinc. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe\|Anonymous Cadmium occurs in nature as cadmium sulphide in greenockite, CdS, which is very rare. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer Isomorphous with greenockite is the hexagonal zinc sulphide (ZnS) known as wurtzite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for greenockite greenockite / (ˈɡriːnəˌkaɪt) / noun a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: the only ore of cadmium. Formula: CdS Word Origin for greenockite C19: named after Lord C. C. Greenock, 19th-century English soldier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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