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Word: Cobalt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from German Kobalt ‘imp, demon’ (because the presence of cobalt-bearing ore made it more difficult to extract silver, and miners believed that it was harmful to the silver ore with which it occurred)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊbɔːlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊbɒlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 27, a hard silvery-white magnetic metal.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 27
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