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CHALCOCITE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chalcocite mean?

• CHALCOCITE (noun)
The noun CHALCOCITE has 1 sense:

1. a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper

Familiarity information: CHALCOCITE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHALCOCITE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chalcocite; copper glance

Hypernyms ("chalcocite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "chalcocite"):

atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)

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