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cobalts

cobalts is the plural of cobalt.

Meaning of cobalt

Noun

cobalt (usually uncountable, plural cobalts)

  1. (usually) A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
  2. (usually) Cobalt blue.
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Questions about cobalts

What is cobalts the plural of?
Cobalts is the plural of cobalt.

Words near cobalts in the dictionary

  1. cobaltoprotein
  2. cobaltoproteins
  3. cobaltosic
  4. cobaltous
  5. cobaltous oxide
  6. cobalts
  7. cobalttsumcorite
  8. cobamamide
  9. cobamide
  10. cobamides
  11. coban

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