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sperrylite definition

sperry·lite (sper′i līt′)

noun

a rare, silvery-white, granular or crystalline mineral, PtAs, that is an ore of platinum; platinum arsenide

Etymology: after its Cdn discoverer, F. L. Sperry + -lite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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