Associations to the word «Cobalt»

Wiktionary

COBALT, noun. A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27.
COBALT, noun. Cobalt blue.
COBALT, proper noun. A village in Connecticut
COBALT, proper noun. A town in Ontario.
COBALT, proper noun. An unincorporated community in Idaho.
COBALT BLUE, noun. A deep blue pigment derived from cobalt; zaffre
COBALT BLUE, adjective. The color of the pigment zaffre.
COBALT CHELATASE, noun. (enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + hydrogenobyrinic acid a,c-diamide + Co2+ + H2O \(\rightleftharpoons\) ADP + phosphate + cob(II)yrinic acid a,c-diamide + H+.
COBALT THERAPIES, noun. Plural of cobalt therapy
COBALT THERAPY, noun. (medicine) radiation therapy that uses radioactive cobalt-60 as a source

Dictionary definition

COBALT, noun. A hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats