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argentite definition

ar·gen·tite (-tīt′)

noun

native silver sulfide, a lead-gray cubic mineral, AgS, that is an important ore of silver

Etymology: < L argentum (see argent) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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