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单词 argental
释义

argentaladj.

/ɑːˈdʒɛntəl/
Etymology: < French argental (Haüy): see argent n. and adj. and -al suffix1.
Of silver; as in argental mercury, the amalgam of Dana.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [adjective] > silver
silver?1605
lunar1801
argental1816
1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 444 Argental Mercury. This native amalgam [etc.].
1819 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (new ed.) Argental Mercury, a native amalgam of silver..It received its present appellation from C. Haüy.

Compounds

argental gold n. native gold containing a percentage of silver.
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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 603 Another ore of gold is the alloy with silver, or argental gold, the electrum of Pliny, so called from its amber shade.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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