argentite
(noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
argentite (countable and uncountable, plural argentites)
(mineral) Silver sulfide, (Ag2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
• ganterite, integrate
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gen*tite, n. Etym: [L. argentum silver.] (Min.)
Definition: Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
