Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to or containing cobalt, especially with valence 3.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or consisting of cobalt; resembling or containing cobalt: specifically applied to compounds in which two cobalt atoms react like a single hexad element or radical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence.
  • adjective (Chem.) an extensive series of complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts.
  • adjective (Chem.) an extensive series of complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia. Modifications of these are the purpureo-cobaltic compounds.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective chemistry Of or relating to cobalt.
  • adjective chemistry Containing cobalt in oxidation state 3.

Etymologies

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cobalt +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • Other drumbeats answered and a second Batinite, a tall slim cobaltic, emerged from the grove of six-cedar and poplar.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Then the cobaltic reached directly into the cerulean's mouth orifice.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Using its large middle hands, the soldier took the cobaltic by the torso and pushed gently until the other had disengaged and the two pulled away from each other.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • The cobaltic had brought a basket and opened it to reveal covered dishes of the puree of grains and legumes that the Batinites favored on their picnic outings and which the Earthlings called batin-hummus.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • The cobaltic folk may be indigenes, but I think they come from still a third place, and are strangers on these shores as well. "

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

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