Etymology

cobaltite

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Today it means: A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt. Full definition →

English cobalt ← German Kobalt ← Middle High German *holt
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  1. Middle High Germankobe
  2. Middle High Germanhold
  3. Middle High German*holt
  4. GermanKobold
  5. GermanKobalt
  6. Englishcobalt
  7. English todaycobaltite

From cobalt + -ite.

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