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針ニッケル鉱 (しんニッケルこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

針しんニッケル鉱こう

Meanings

1

noun

millerite

chemistry

A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, typically occurring as slender brassy needles. Technical term used in mineralogy and chemistry.

針しんニッケル鉱こうはニッケルの鉱こう石せき鉱こう物ぶつの一ひとつである。
Millerite is one of the nickel ore minerals.

Kanji

針needle, pin, staple
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The Japanese name 針ニッケル鉱 literally means 'needle nickel ore', referring to its acicular crystal habit. The English name millerite honors the British mineralogist William Hallowes Miller.