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CHALCOCITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chalcocite mean?
• CHALCOCITE (noun)
The noun CHALCOCITE has 1 sense:
1. a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper
Familiarity information: CHALCOCITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
chalcocite; copper glance
Hypernyms ("chalcocite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "chalcocite"):
atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
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