Greenockite Definition

grēnə-kīt
noun
A soft, yellowish, hexagonal mineral, CdS, an ore of cadmium; cadmium sulfide.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cadmium sulphide

Other Word Forms of Greenockite

Noun

Singular:
greenockite
Plural:
greenockites

Origin of Greenockite

  • After Charles Murray Cathcart, Second Earl Greenock (1783–1859), British soldier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Lord Greenock, on whose land the mineral was discovered, +‎ -ite.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

GGRGRE

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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