sylvanite, graphic tellurium
(noun) a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sylvanite (plural sylvanites)
(mineral) Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in colour from steely gray to almost white.
Source: Wiktionary
Syl"van*ite, n. Etym: [So called from Transylvania, where it was first found.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white, or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium. [Written also silvanite.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
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.
