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skutterudite

skutterudite noun: any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

skutterudite: any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals
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Noun

skutterudite (countable and uncountable, plural skutterudites)

  1. Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

Forms of skutterudite

pluralskutterudites

Origin of skutterudite

From Norwegian Skutterud + -ite, after the old spelling of the town of Skotterud in Norway.

Questions about skutterudite

What does skutterudite mean?
Skutterudite means any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.
What part of speech is skutterudite?
Skutterudite is a noun.
What is the plural of skutterudite?
The plural of skutterudite is skutterudites.

Words near skutterudite in the dictionary

  1. skute
  2. skutes
  3. Skutnik
  4. Skutniks
  5. Skutt
  6. skutterudite
  7. skutterudites
  8. skuttle
  9. skuttled
  10. skuttles
  11. skuttling

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