pyrargyrite
Plural: pyrargyrites
Noun
- A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”).
Synonyms
ruby silver
Scrabble Score: 20
pyrargyrite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpyrargyrite: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
pyrargyrite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
pyrargyrite is a valid Words With Friends word