argentiferous

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argentiferous   \ar-jun-TIFF-uh-rus\   adjective
          : containing silver

Example sentence:
        The mineral galena, which is common in the Mississippi River Val=
ley, is often argentiferous and so is sometimes mined for silver as well=
 as for lead.

Did you know?
          If you learned basic chemistry, you might recall that the symb=
ol for silver, "Ag," reflects the Latin name for the element, =E2=80=9Ca=
rgentum.=E2=80=9D That Latin term puts the luster in "argentiferous" and=
 is also an ancestor of "argent," a word that was once used to refer to =
the metal silver and now means =E2=80=9Cthe heraldic color silver or whi=
te.=E2=80=9D The country of Argentina owes its name to =E2=80=9Cargentum=
,=E2=80=9D as well.





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