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millerite
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mil·ler·ite  (ml-rt)
n.
A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, usually occurring in long hairlike crystals and sometimes used as a nickel ore.
[After William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist.]
millerite [ˈmɪləˌraɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS
[named after W. H. Miller (1801-80), English mineralogist]
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Noun1.millerite - a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
atomic number 28, Ni, nickel - a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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1844 - MILLERITES In the early 19th century, New York landowner William Miller became obsessed with religious prophecies and symbolisms related to the calendar.
APOCALYPSE NOW; Dire predictions of the Earth's demise by The Mirror (London, England)
1844 - MILLERITES In the early 19th century New York landowner William Miller became obsessed with religious prophecies and symbolisms related to the calendar.
APOCALYPSE NOW? Dire predictions of Earth's demise by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The narrative interludes about her father's book, too, especially the passages about the Millerites (a nineteenth-century mil-lennialist Christian sect), make for a strong intellectual framework while effectively evoking our pitiful attempts to struggle with death.
After great pain by Sayers, Valerie / Commonweal
 
 
 
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