ARGENTITE

argentite

(noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

argentite (countable and uncountable, plural argentites)

(mineral) Silver sulfide, (Ag2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.

Anagrams

• 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



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