English Explanatory Dictionary

minargent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.

Word forms

minargent

Etymology

Probably from aluminium and Latin argentum (“silver”).

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