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Nov 30, 2009
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co•balt



Pronunciation: (kō'bôlt), [key]
—n.
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; at. wt.: 58.933; at. no.: 27; sp. gr.: 8.9 at 20°C.

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