skutterudite

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noun

Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

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Meanings

nounskutterudite (countable and uncountable, plural skutterudites)

plural skutterudites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

Origin

From Norwegian Skutterud + -ite, after the old spelling of the town of Skotterud in Norway.

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APA

skutterudite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skutterudite

MLA

“skutterudite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skutterudite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skutterudite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skutterudite.

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