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Meaning of ARGENTITE

Pronunciation:  'ârjun`tIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
 
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 See Also: Ag, atomic number 47, mineral, silver

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar"gen*tite\, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.)
Sulphide of silver; -- also called {vitreous silver}, or
{silver glance}. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color,
and is sectile like lead.
 

 

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