'Greenockite' definitions:
Definition of 'greenockite'
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noun
Ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form [syn: greenockite, cadmium sulphide]
Definition of 'Greenockite'
From: GCIDE
- 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]