pentlandite
[ pent-luh n-dahyt ]
/ ˈpɛnt lənˌdaɪt /
noun
a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
Origin of pentlandite
1855–60; < French; named after Joseph B.
Pentland (died 1873), Irish scientist; see
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Words nearby pentlandite
penthouse,
penticton,
pentimento,
pentito,
pentland firth,
pentlandite,
pentobarbital,
pentobarbital sodium,
pentobarbitone,
pentode,
pentolite
British Dictionary definitions for pentlandite
pentlandite
/ (ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt) /
noun
a brownish-yellow mineral consisting of an iron and nickel sulphide in cubic crystalline form: the principal ore of nickel. Formula: (Fe,Ni)S
Word Origin for pentlandite
C19: from French; named after J. B.
Pentland (1797–1873), Irish scientist who discovered it