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sylvanite

sylvanite noun: silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

Noun

sylvanite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvanites)

  1. Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

Synonyms of sylvanite

Forms of sylvanite

pluralsylvanites

Origin of sylvanite

From sylvan + -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.

Words formed from sylvanite

Questions about sylvanite

What does sylvanite mean?
Sylvanite means silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
What part of speech is sylvanite?
Sylvanite is a noun.
What is the plural of sylvanite?
The plural of sylvanite is sylvanites.

Words near sylvanite in the dictionary

  1. sylvaner
  2. sylvaners
  3. sylvanesque
  4. Sylvania
  5. Sylvania Waters
  6. sylvanite
  7. sylvanites
  8. sylvanitic
  9. sylvanity
  10. sylvanium
  11. sylvans

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