eucairite

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eucairite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eucairite \Eu*cai"rite\, n. [Gr. ? seasonable, opportune; e'y^
     well, good + ? season.] (Min.)
     A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; -- so
     called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after
     the discovery of the metal selenium.
     [1913 Webster]