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Webster 1913 Edition
Cerargyrite
Ce-rar′gy-rite
(sē̍-rär′jy̆-rīt)
, Noun.
[Gr.
κέρασ
horn + ἄργυροσ
silver.] (Min.)
Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called
horn silver
).