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skutterudite

noun
skut·​te·​rud·​ite | \ ˈskətəˌrəˌdīt\
plural -s

Definition of skutterudite

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

History and Etymology for skutterudite

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

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