zaratite
[ zar-uh-tahyt ]
/ ˈzær əˌtaɪt /
noun
a mineral, hydrated basic nickel carbonate, occurring in the form of emerald-green incrustations on chromite and magnetite.
Origin of zaratite
Words nearby zaratite
zaqaziq,
zara,
zaragoza,
zarathustra,
zarathustrian,
zaratite,
zardeh kuh,
zareba,
zarf,
zaria,
zarqa
Example sentences from the Web for zaratite
Zaratite, zar′a-tīt, n. a hydrous carbonate of nickel, found usually as an incrustation on chromite.
British Dictionary definitions for zaratite
zaratite
/ (ˈzærəˌtaɪt) /
noun
a green amorphous mineral consisting of hydrated nickel carbonate. Formula: Ni 3 (CO 3)(OH) 4 .4H 2 O
Word Origin for zaratite
C19: from Spanish
zaratita, named after G.
Zárate, 19th-century Spaniard