pentlandite

English Thesaurus

1. a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	mineral,
definition	:	solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 28, ni, nickel,
definition	:	a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite (noun.substance)