cobalt (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cobalt*:
NOUN	substance	cobalt, Co, atomic number 27	a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element

cobalt > pronunciation
Sounds	kow'bao.lt
Rhymes	asphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt...

English > *cobalt*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition.
Synonyms	Co, atomic number 27
Narrower	cobalt 60	A radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60
Broader	metallic element, metal	Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance of	cobaltite	A rare silvery-white mineral
Substance of	smaltite	A grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel
Spanish	cobalto, número atómico 27
Catalan	cobalt, Co, número atòmic 27

HyperDic: cobalt