Pronunciation: k ō - ' ve- ˌ l ī t, ' k ō -v ə - ˌ
Variant: also co · vel · line \ - ˌ l ē n \
Function: noun
Etymology: French covelline, from Niccolò Covelli † 1829 Italian chemist
Date: 1850
: a usually blue mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper