Meanings
nounproustite (usually uncountable, plural proustites)
plural proustites
- uncountableusuallychemistryA mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
Origin
Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, + -ite.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish proustiitti
- proustiittimineral
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proustite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proustite
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“proustite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proustite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proustite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proustite.
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