SYLVANITE


Meaning of SYLVANITE in English

/sil"veuh nuyt'/ , n.

a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.

[ 1790-1800; named after TRANSYLVANIA; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .