| 单词 | enargite |
| 释义 | enargite in British English (ˈɛnɑːɡaɪt) noun mineralogy a sulphide of copper and arsenic enargite in American English (enˈɑːrdʒait, ˈenərˌdʒait) noun a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu3AsS4, occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper Word origin [1850–55; ‹ Gk enarg(e᷄s) brilliant (en- en-2 + -argēs, akin to argós bright, árgyros silver) + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, heavyweight, muggins, overprint, segue-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite)Examples of 'enargite' in a sentence |
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