millerite

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

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noun

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

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Origin of millerite

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

Words nearby millerite

Miller-Abbott tube, Millerand, millerbird, Miller, Glenn, Miller index, millerite, miller's disease, Miller's law, miller's-thumb, Milles, millesimal

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Millerite

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

noun

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

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

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

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

Word Origin for millerite

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

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