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millerite

noun
mil·​ler·​ite | \ ˈmi-lÉ™-ËŒrÄ«t How to pronounce millerite (audio) \

Definition of millerite

: sulfide of nickel NiS usually occurring as a mineral in capillary yellow crystals

First Known Use of millerite

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for millerite

German Millerit, from William H. Miller †1880 English mineralogist

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