badenite

noun

bad·​e·​nite

ˈbadᵊnˌīt,

bəˈdenˌ-

plural -s

: a mineral consisting of cobalt, nickel, and iron bismuth-arsenide and occurring in metallic steel-gray masses

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from Badeni, near Botosani, Romania + French -ite

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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