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ARGENTITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does argentite mean?
• ARGENTITE (noun)
The noun ARGENTITE has 1 sense:
1. a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
Familiarity information: ARGENTITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("argentite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "argentite"):
Ag; atomic number 47; silver (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
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