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Definition: ARGENTATE

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Silvery white.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb argentately.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(argentately)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective argentate.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Argentate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Argentate \Ar"gen*tate\, adjective. [Latin expression argentatus silvered.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARGENTATE

Domain Definition
Mining A. A salt in which silver acts as an acid radical; e.g., ammonium argentate (fulminating silver) e.g., ammonium argentate (fulminating silver). (references)

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Definition: ARGENTATE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Silvery white.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb argentately.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(argentately)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective argentate.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ARGENTATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Argentate \Ar"gen*tate\, adjective. [Latin expression argentatus silvered.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARGENTATE

DomainDefinition
MiningA. A salt in which silver acts as an acid radical; e.g., ammonium argentate (fulminating silver) e.g., ammonium argentate (fulminating silver). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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