PENTLANDITE


Meaning of PENTLANDITE in English

[ 'pɛntləndʌɪt ]

■ noun a bronze-yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and nickel.

Origin

C19: from the name of the Irish traveller Joseph B. Pentland + -ite 1 .

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