About The Word Millerite
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Millerite
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What's The Definition Of Millerite?
[n] a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
Synonyms | Synonyms for Millerite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Millerite: See Also | atomic number 28 | mineral | Ni | nickel Millerite In Webster's Dictionary \Mil"ler*ite\, n.
A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who
taught that the end of the world and the second coming of
Christ were at hand.
\Mil"ler*ite\, n. [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge, Eng.] (Min.) A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called {hair pyrites}. |
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