Definition of mispickel in English:
mispickel
noun ˈmɪspɪk(ə)lˈmɪsˌpɪk(ə)l
another term for arsenopyrite
Example sentencesExamples
- The best conductor among the natural sulphides appeared to be mispickel, which vies in this respect with some of the metals.
- It can be obtained from mispickel by heating, which causes the arsenic to sublime and leaves the iron sulfide.
- Arsenic is occasionally found as a free element, but it is usually found in a number of minerals, the most common one being mispickel.
- In the periphery of the oxidation, copper mineralization occurs as chalcopyrite, bornite, tennantite and mispickel.
- A dressed product of copper works in South America, consisting of grains of native copper mixed with pyrite, chalcopyrite, mispickel, and earthy minerals.
Origin
Late 17th century: from German.
Definition of mispickel in US English:
mispickel
nounˈmisˌpik(ə)lˈmɪsˌpɪk(ə)l
another term for arsenopyrite
Example sentencesExamples
- A dressed product of copper works in South America, consisting of grains of native copper mixed with pyrite, chalcopyrite, mispickel, and earthy minerals.
- It can be obtained from mispickel by heating, which causes the arsenic to sublime and leaves the iron sulfide.
- Arsenic is occasionally found as a free element, but it is usually found in a number of minerals, the most common one being mispickel.
- In the periphery of the oxidation, copper mineralization occurs as chalcopyrite, bornite, tennantite and mispickel.
- The best conductor among the natural sulphides appeared to be mispickel, which vies in this respect with some of the metals.
Origin
Late 17th century: from German.