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- English Word Argentine Definition A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
- English Word Argentine Definition A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
- English Word Argentite Definition Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.
- English Word Argentous Definition Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
- English Word Argentry Definition Silver plate or vessels.
- English Word Argil Definition Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
- English Word Argillaceous Definition Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
- English Word Argilliferous Definition Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.
- English Word Argillite Definition Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.
- English Word Argillo-areenaceous Definition Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.
- English Word Argillo-calcareous Definition Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
- English Word Argillo-ferruginous Definition Containing clay and iron.
- English Word Argillous Definition Argillaceous; clayey.
- English Word Argive Definition Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.
- English Word Argive Definition A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
- English Word Argo Definition The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
- English Word Argo Definition A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
- English Word Argoan Definition Pertaining to the ship Argo.
- English Word Argoile Definition Potter's clay.
- English Word Argol Definition Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.
- English Word Argolic Definition Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
- English Word Argon Definition A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
- English Word Argonaut Definition Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
- English Word Argonaut Definition A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
- English Word Argonauta Definition A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
- English Word Argonautic Definition Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
- English Word Argosies Definition of Argosy
- English Word Argosy Definition A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
- English Word Argot Definition A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
- English Word Arguable Definition Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.