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sperrylite
[ sper-uh-lahyt ]
noun
- a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
sperrylite
/ ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt /
noun
- a white metallic mineral consisting of platinum arsenide in cubic crystalline form. Formula: PtAs 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sperrylite1
1905–10; named after F. L. Sperry, 19th-century Canadian chemist, who found it; -lite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sperrylite1
C19: named after F. L. Sperry, Canadian chemist
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