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GREENOCKITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does greenockite mean?
• GREENOCKITE (noun)
The noun GREENOCKITE has 1 sense:
1. ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
Familiarity information: GREENOCKITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cadmium sulphide; greenockite
Hypernyms ("greenockite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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