chloanthite
[ kloh-an-thahyt ]
/ kloʊˈæn θaɪt /
noun
Mineralogy.
a nickel-rich variety of skutterudite, used as an ore of nickel.
Words nearby chloanthite
chlamydia trachomatis,
chlamydial,
chlamydiosis,
chlamydospore,
chlamys,
chloanthite,
chloasma,
chlodwig,
chloe,
chlor-,
chlor-trimeton
British Dictionary definitions for chloanthite
chloanthite
/ (kləʊˈænθaɪt) /
noun
a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
Word Origin for chloanthite
C19: from Greek
khloanthēs budding, sprouting +
-ite
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