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pyrargyrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pyrar-gyrite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”). By surface analysis, pyr- + argyr- + -ite.

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Inflected Forms

pyrargyrites (plural)

Synonyms

ruby silver

Questions

What does pyrargyrite mean?
A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
Where does pyrargyrite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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