empressite

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noun

A rare hexagonal mineral form of silver telluride.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounempressite (plural empressites)

plural empressites

  1. chemistryA rare hexagonal mineral form of silver telluride.

Origin

Empress Josephine Mine, Colorado, where it was discovered, + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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