proustite
[ proo-stahyt ]
/ ˈpru staɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag3AsS3, occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.
Words nearby proustite
proudhon,
prounion,
proust,
proust, marcel,
proustian,
proustite,
prout,
prov,
prov.,
provascular tissue,
prove
Example sentences from the Web for proustite
I might possibly offer to change some of the locally interesting ones for a proustite, but I can't afford any more cash just now.
Chats in the Book-Room |Horace N. Pym
British Dictionary definitions for proustite
proustite
/ (ˈpruːstaɪt) /
noun
a red mineral consisting of silver arsenic sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ag 3 AsS 3
Word Origin for proustite
C19: from French, named after Joseph Louis
Proust (1754–1826), French chemist