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pyrargyrite

pyrargyrite noun: a sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.

Noun

pyrargyrite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrargyrites)

  1. A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
    Synonyms:
    ruby silver

Synonyms of pyrargyrite

Forms of pyrargyrite

pluralpyrargyrites

Origin of pyrargyrite

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”). By surface analysis, pyr- + argyr- + -ite.

Questions about pyrargyrite

What does pyrargyrite mean?
Pyrargyrite means a sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
What part of speech is pyrargyrite?
Pyrargyrite is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrargyrite?
The plural of pyrargyrite is pyrargyrites.

Words near pyrargyrite in the dictionary

  1. pyranosidic
  2. pyranosyl
  3. pyranosyls
  4. pyrans
  5. pyrantel
  6. pyrargyrite
  7. pyrargyrites
  8. pyrate
  9. pyrates
  10. pyrathiazine
  11. pyratone

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