- greenockite
- noun Etymology: Charles M. Cathcart, Lord Greenock died 1859 English soldier Date: 1844 a mineral consisting of native cadmium sulfide occurring especially in yellow translucent hexagonal crystals
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Greenockite — is a rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide, CdS, in crystalline form. Greenockite crystallizes in the hexagonal system. It occurs as massive encrustations and as six sided pyramidal crystals which vary in color from a honey yellow … Wikipedia
Greenockite — Green ock*ite, n. [Named after Lord Greenock.] (Min.) Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greenockite — [grēn′ək īt΄] n. [after C. M. Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1783 1859), Eng general who discovered it in 1841, + ITE1] a soft, yellowish, hexagonal mineral, CdS, an ore of cadmium; cadmium sulfide … English World dictionary
greenockite — grinokitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė CdS atitikmenys: angl. greenockite rus. гринокит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
greenockite — /gree neuh kuyt /, n. a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium. [1840 45; named after Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1807 43), Englishman who discovered it; see ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral… … Universalium
greenockite — noun A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form … Wiktionary
greenockite — gree·nock·ite … English syllables
greenockite — green•ock•ite [[t]ˈgri nəˌkaɪt[/t]] n. mir a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, Cdassociated with zinc ores • Etymology: 1840–45; after Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1807–43), Englishman who discovered it; see ite I … From formal English to slang
greenockite — noun ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form • Syn: ↑cadmium sulphide • Hypernyms: ↑mineral … Useful english dictionary
Greenockit — aus der Tsumeb Mine, Namibia Bildgröße 1 mm Chemische Formel 6beta; CdS Mineralklasse Sulfide, Sulfosalze Metall:Schwefel, Selen, Tellur = 1:1 II/C.13 30 (nach Strunz) 02.08 … Deutsch Wikipedia
