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potassium cobaltinitrite

noun

Definition of potassium cobaltinitrite

: a yellow crystalline salt K3Co(NO2)6 used as a pigment and as an insoluble salt of potassium in analysis; potassium hexa-nitro-cobalt-ate(III) — see cobalt yellow

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