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millerite

1

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.


Millerite

2

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

noun

  1. a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.

millerite

/ ˈmɪləˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of millerite1

1850–55; Miller ( Miller index ) + -ite 1

Origin of millerite2

1835–45, Americanism; W. Miller + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of millerite1

C19: named after W. H. Miller (1801–80), English mineralogist
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Example Sentences

But so long as it's nobody but Goshorn, I'm goin' to stay and litigate the question till the Millerite millennium comes.

August, though not a recognized Millerite, almost blamed himself that he should have been away these two hours from the services.

They imitated the Millerite meetings in their drunken sprees, and learned Mr. Hankins's arguments by heart.

Rare but valuable ores of nickel are millerite, nickelite, glance, and nickel bloom.

They told me it was built on by the Millerite, but I knew better.

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