MILLERITE

Meaning of MILLERITE in English

a nickel sulfide mineral (NiS) found in carbonate veins, as at Keokuk, Iowa, or as an alteration product of other nickel minerals, as at Andreas-Berg, Ger. Other occurrences are in meteorites and as a sublimation product on Vesuvius. Millerite forms pale brass-yellow crystals that belong to the hexagonal system. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table).

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MILLERITE — noun Etymology: German Millerit, from William H. Miller died 1880 English mineralogist Date: 1854 sulfide of nickel NiS usually occurring …
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MILLERITE — I. -ˌrīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: William Miller died 1849 + English -ite : a believer …
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MILLERITE — (n.) A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes …
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MILLERITE — (n.) A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and …
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MILLERITE — ( n. ) A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; …
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MILLERITE — ( n. ) A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the …
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MILLERITE — /mil"euh ruyt'/ , n. a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ …
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MILLERITE — /mil"euh ruyt'/ , n. a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel. [ …
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MILLERITE — noun Etymology: German Millerit, from William H. Miller died 1880 English mineralogist Date: 1854 : sulfide of nickel NiS usually …
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MILLERITE — noun a believer in the doctrine of william miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and …
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MILLERITE — [mil.ler.ite] n [G Millerit, fr. William H. Miller d. 1880 Eng. mineralogist] (1854): sulfide of nickel NiS usu. occurring as …
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MILLERITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: NiS Composition: (Molecular Weight = 90.76 gm) Nickel 64.67 % Ni Sulfur 35.33 % S Empirical …
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MILLERITE — миллерит (минералогия) миллерит
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MILLERITE — n мин. миллерит
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MILLERITE — миллерит
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MILLERITE — (n) миллерит
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MILLERITE — n мин. миллерит
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MILLERITE — n мин. миллерит
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MILLERITE — миллерит (минералогия) миллерит
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MILLERITE — n. Pronunciation: ' mi-l ə - ˌ r ī t Function: noun Etymology: German Millerit, from William H. Miller † …
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WHITE, JAMES (SPRINGER) AND ELLEN (GOULD) — orig. Ellen Gould Harmon born April 8, 1821, Palmyra, Me., U.S. died June 8, 1881, Battle Creek, Mich. born Nov. …
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HAIR PYRITES — noun Etymology: so called from its interwoven capillary crystals that suggest a wad of hair : millerite
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CAPILLARY PYRITES — noun : millerite
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ASCENSIONIST — -ch(ə)nə̇st noun ( -s ) 1. : one that makes ascensions or ascents a balloon ascensionist 2. often capitalized : …
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NICKEL — (n.) A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs …
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-ITE — () A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used …
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NICKEL — ( n. ) A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ITE — A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in …
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NICKEL — noun a small coin made of or containing nickel; ·esp., a five-cent piece. 2. nickel ·noun a bright silver-white metallic …
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-ITE — a suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; …
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MILLER, WILLIAM — born Feb. 15, 1782, Pittsfield, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 20, 1849, Low Hampton, N.Y. American religious enthusiast, leader of a …
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WHITE, JAMES AND ELLEN — orig. Ellen Gould Harmon born April 8, 1821, Palmyra, Me., U.S. died June 8, 1881, Battle Creek, Mich. born Nov. …
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