co|balt

co|balt
co|balt «KOH blt», noun.
1. a hard, silver-white, metallic chemical element with a pinkish tint. Cobalt is found only in combination with other elements, especially nickel and iron. Cobalt is used in steel for hardness, and in paints and glass for color. »

Cobalt, like tungsten, imparts the property of retaining a keen cutting edge to steel even at high temperatures (White and Renner).

2. = cobalt blue. (Cf. ↑cobalt blue)
╂[< German Kobalt, dialectal variant of Kobold goblin (because of the belief of miners that this material causes strange things to happen)]

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