argentum

American  

[ahr-jen-tuhm] / ɑrˈdʒɛn təm /

noun

Chemistry.

1. silver. Ag

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argentum British  

/ ɑːˈdʒɛntəm /

noun

1. an obsolete name for silver

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Etymology

Origin of argentum

From Latin

Example Sentences

A soldier’s pay—consisting in part of salt—came to be known as solarium argentum, from which we derive the word salary.

From Time • Jul. 21, 2015

A soldier's pay�consisting in part of salt�came to be known as solarium argentum, from which we derive the word salary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Item Aqua cærulea Inventa est Annebergæ, ubi argentum erat adhuc in primo ente, quæ coagulata redacta est in calcem fixi & boni argenti.

From The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. by Boyle, Robert

Separat argentum, lucri studiosus, ab �re, Seruatis, linquens deteriora, bonis.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Teut., katten silver, amiantus, mica, vulgo argentum felium; Kilian.

From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison