argentite

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noun

Silver sulfide (chemical formula Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounargentite (countable and uncountable, plural argentites)

plural argentites

  1. countableuncountablechemistrySilver sulfide (chemical formula Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.

    Synonyms: silver glance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSilver sulfide (chemical formula Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.

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Translations

Catalan argentita
  • argentitasilver sulfide
Finnish argentiitti
  • argentiittisilver sulfide
German Silberglanz, Argentit
  • Silberglanzsilver sulfide
  • Argentitsilver sulfide
Hungarian argentit
  • argentitsilver sulfide
Irish argaintít
  • argaintítsilver sulfide
Italian argentite, argirite
  • argentitesilver sulfide
  • argiritesilver sulfide
Polish argentyt
  • argentytsilver sulfide
Portuguese argentita
  • argentitasilver sulfide
Spanish argentita, argirita
  • argentitasilver sulfide
  • argiritasilver sulfide

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Cite this entry
APA

argentite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentite

MLA

“argentite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argentite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentite.

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