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miargyrite

miargyrite noun: a sulfide of silver and antimony.

Noun

miargyrite (uncountable)

  1. A sulfide of silver and antimony.

Origin of miargyrite

Ancient Greek meyon, "smaller", and argyros, "silver", as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.

Questions about miargyrite

What does miargyrite mean?
Miargyrite means a sulfide of silver and antimony.
What part of speech is miargyrite?
Miargyrite is a noun.

Words near miargyrite in the dictionary

  1. miaows
  2. miaphysite
  3. miaphysites
  4. Miaphysitism
  5. Miaplacidus
  6. miargyrite
  7. miarolitic
  8. MIAs
  9. miascite
  10. miascites
  11. miascitic

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