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greenockite

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green·ock·ite  (grn-kt)
n.
A yellow to brown or red mineral, CdS, the only ore of cadmium.
[After Charles Murray Cathcart, Second Earl Greenock (1783-1859), British soldier.]
greenockite [ˈgriːnəˌkaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: the only ore of cadmium. Formula: CdS
[named after Lord C. C. Greenock, 19th-century English soldier]
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Noun1.greenockite - ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
cadmium sulphide
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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