millerite

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

noun
  1. a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.

Origin of millerite

1
1850–55; Miller (see Miller index) + -ite1

Words Nearby millerite

Other definitions for Millerite (2 of 2)

Millerite
[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

noun
  1. a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.

Origin of Millerite

2
1835–45, Americanism; W. Miller + -ite1

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How to use millerite in a sentence

  • But so long as it's nobody but Goshorn, I'm goin' to stay and litigate the question till the millerite millennium comes.

    The End Of The World | Edward Eggleston
  • August, though not a recognized millerite, almost blamed himself that he should have been away these two hours from the services.

    The End Of The World | Edward Eggleston
  • They imitated the millerite meetings in their drunken sprees, and learned Mr. Hankins's arguments by heart.

    The End Of The World | Edward Eggleston
  • Rare but valuable ores of nickel are millerite, nickelite, glance, and nickel bloom.

    The A B C of Mining | Charles A. Bramble
  • They told me it was built on by the millerite, but I knew better.

    Old Plymouth Trails | Winthrop Packard

British Dictionary definitions for millerite

millerite

/ (ˈmɪləˌraɪt) /


noun
  1. a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS

Origin of millerite

1
C19: named after W. H. Miller (1801–80), English mineralogist

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