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< polybasic
Polybius >
pol·y·ba·site
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KEY
NOUN:
A black mineral with a metallic luster, essentially (Ag,Cu)
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Sb
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S
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, that is an ore of silver.
ETYMOLOGY:
poly-
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bas(is)
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-ite
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