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cobalt

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cobalt (noun)
  2. cobalt 60 (noun)
  3. cobalt bloom (noun)
  4. cobalt blue (noun)
  5. cobalt bronze (noun)
  6. cobalt chloride (noun)
  7. cobalt fluoride (noun)
  8. cobalt glance (noun)
  9. cobalt glass (noun)
  10. cobalt green (noun)
  11. cobalt oxide (noun)
  12. cobalt pyrites (noun)
  13. cobalt red (noun)
  14. cobalt sulfate (noun)
  15. cobalt ultramarine (noun)
  16. cobalt violet (noun)
  17. cobalt vitriol (noun)
  18. cobalt yellow (noun)
  19. earthy cobalt (noun)
  20. gray cobalt (noun)
  21. red cobalt (noun)
  22. U.S. Army cobalt blue (noun)

co·balt

noun \ˈkō-ˌbȯlt\

Definition of COBALT

1
: a tough lustrous silver-white magnetic metallic element that is related to and occurs with iron and nickel and is used especially in alloys — see element table
2
: cobalt blue 2
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Origin of COBALT

German Kobalt, alteration of Kobold, literally, goblin, from Middle High German kobolt; from its occurrence in silver ore, believed to be due to goblins
First Known Use: 1683

Rhymes with COBALT

asphalt, assault, basalt, Chennault, cross vault, default, desalt, exalt, fan vault, foot fault, gestalt, no-fault, pole vault, rock salt, Schwarzwald, stringhalt

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