ARGENTITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("argentite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "argentite"):

Ag; atomic number 47; silver (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)

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