cerargyrite

American

[suh-rahr-juh-rahyt] / səˈrɑr dʒəˌraɪt /

noun

a very soft mineral, silver chloride, AgCl, used as an ore of silver; horn silver.

cerargyrite British

/ sɪˈrɑːdʒɪˌraɪt /

noun

another name for chloroargyrite

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Etymology

Origin of cerargyrite

First recorded in 1865–70; from Greek kér(as) “horn” + árgyr(os) “silver” + -ite ¹; compare French kérargyre ; see cer(at)-

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