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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)play

  Familiarity information: ARGENTITE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARGENTITE (noun)


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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