petzite
noun
petz·ite
ˈpetˌsīt
plural -s
: a mineral Ag3 Au Te2 consisting of a silver gold telluride that is steel gray to iron black (hardness 2.5–3, specific gravity 8.7–9.0)
Word History
Etymology
German petzit, from W.K.Pecz †1873 Hungarian geologist who analyzed it + German -it -ite
- internal check
- internal clock
- internal combustion engine
- internal control
- internal conversion
- internal cork
- internal degree
- internal energy
- internal environment
- internal friction
- internal gear
- internal medicine
- internal navigation
- internal phloem
- internal porch
- internal pressure
- internal relation
- internal respiration
- internal revenue tax
- internal rhyme
- internal secretion
- internal student
- internal thread
- internalisation
- internalisations