Meaning of MILLERITE
| Pronunciation: | | 'milu`rIt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 28, mineral, Ni, nickel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mil"ler*ite\, n.
A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who
taught that the end of the world and the second coming of
Christ were at hand.
\Mil"ler*ite\, n. [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge,
Eng.] (Min.)
A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate
capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow;
-- sometimes called {hair pyrites}.
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