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minargent

minargent noun: an alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.

Noun

minargent (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.

Origin of minargent

Probably from aluminium and Latin argentum (“silver”).

Questions about minargent

What does minargent mean?
Minargent means an alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.
What part of speech is minargent?
Minargent is a noun.

Words near minargent in the dictionary

  1. minaret
  2. minareted
  3. minaretlike
  4. minarets
  5. minaretted
  6. minargent
  7. minari
  8. Minarik
  9. Minariks
  10. minarine
  11. minarines

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