Cobaltous chloride, a crystalline compound, CoCl2, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.

Cobaltine
(Co"balt*ine Co"balt*ite) n. (Min.) A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.

Cobaltous
(Co*balt"ous) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; — said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence.


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