skutterudite

noun

skut·​te·​rud·​ite

ˈskətəˌrəˌdīt

plural -s

: a mineral (Co,Ni)As₃ that consists of a native arsenide of cobalt and nickel and is isomorphous with smaltite, nickel-skutterudite, and chloanthite

Word History

Etymology

German skutterudit, from Skutterud, near Drammen, southern Norway + German -it -ite

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