polybasite
polybasite · polybasites
A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenicA black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
Origin
From poly- + base (as in "base metal") + -ite.From poly- + base (as in "base metal") + -ite.
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Forms
plural: polybasites| Singular | polybasite |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.