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argentine
pertaining to, made of, containing, or resembling silver
Despite its argentine luster, mica contains no silver.
Related English words: argent (like silver), argental (of or pertaining to silver; containing or resembling silver), argentiferous (yielding silver; silver-bearing), argentite (a silver sulfide), argentous (containing univalent silver)
Latin root words: argenteus, argentea, argenteum - of silver; argentum, argenti, n. - silver
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