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argentous

ar·gen·tous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-jen-tuh s]
    • /ɑrˈdʒɛn təs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-jen-tuh s]
    • /ɑrˈdʒɛn təs/

Definitions of argentous word

  • adjective argentous of or containing silver in the monovalent state 3
  • adjective argentous of or containing monovalent silver 3
  • adjective argentous containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl. 1
  • noun argentous Of, pertaining to or containing silver. 1
  • adjective argentous Of, pertaining to, or containing silver. 0
  • adjective argentous (chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds. 0

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Origin of argentous

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; argent- + -ous

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Parts of speech for Argentous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

argentous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

argentous usage trend in Literature

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