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greenockite in American English
a soft, yellowish, hexagonal mineral, CdS, an ore of cadmium; cadmium sulfide
noun: a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium

greenockite in British English
noun: a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: the only ore of cadmium. Formula: CdS

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