Argenti
variant of , especially before a vowel.
a combining form meaning “silver,” used in the formation of compound words:
argento-cuprous sulfide.
Historical Examples
Argentochloride of ammonia; argenti ammonio-chloridum, L. Prep.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley
We traverse the marshes of the Styx, and argenti swims to the boat through the slimy waves.
Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde
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of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding compound. Historical Examples The argentic plate is always ready-at-hand, and the working of it is simplicity itself. Photography in the Studio and in the Field Edward M. Estabrooke These solutions fail to give a precipitate with argentic nitrate. Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts […]
- Argentiferous
containing ; silver-bearing. Historical Examples Iron and argentiferous lead are mined in small quantities and other ores have been discovered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 Various The gold of Mexico is chiefly found in argentiferous veins, as at Guanaxuato, where it is obtained one ounce in 360. The Exploring Expedition to the […]
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a ring of color, as around the human nipple. a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue. noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː), -las (anatomy) any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple n. “colored circle around a nipple,” 1706, from Latin areola, […]
- Argentina
a republic in S South America. 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Capital: Buenos Aires. Contemporary Examples In theory, the Islands were part of the land given to Argentina by Spain upon independence in 1816. The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum’s Selective History Michael Luongo August 29, 2014 The fuel Argentina gave […]
- Argentine
pertaining to or resembling silver. a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls. any of various silvery marine fishes, especially those of the genus Argentina. a native or inhabitant of Argentina. Argentina (usually preceded by the): They vacationed in the Argentine. of or relating to Argentina. a republic in […]