Meaning & use
Argental
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Of, relating to, or resembling silver; composed of or containing silver.
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The sculpture's argental sheen caught the gallery lights beautifully.
Geologists noted argental deposits threaded through the quartz vein.
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"Argental" derives from the Latin "argentum" (silver), the same root that gives silver its chemical symbol, Ag; the word is rare today and appears mostly in literary or scientific writing.
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