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hessite definition

hess·ite (hes′īt′)

noun

a rare, gray, sectile mineral, AgTe; silver telluride

Etymology: after G. H. Hess (1802-50), Swiss chemist + -ite

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