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Meaning of "millerite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MILLERITE

Named after W. H. Miller (1801–80), English mineralogist.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MILLERITE

ˈmɪləˌraɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLERITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Millerite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILLERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Millerite

Millerite is a nickel sulfide mineral, NiS. It is brassy in colour and has an acicular habit, often forming radiating masses and furry aggregates. It can be distinguished from pentlandite by crystal habit, its duller colour, and general lack of association with pyrite or pyrrhotite.

Definition of millerite in the English dictionary

The definition of millerite in the dictionary is a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLERITE

anchorite · cassiterite · cordierite · diorite · dolerite · dopplerite · fullerite · goslarite · granodiorite · grossularite · Himyarite · laterite · meteorite · Minorite · ozocerite · rensselaerite · siderite · sphalerite · sybarite · underwrite

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLERITE

millennia · millennial · millennialism · millennialist · millennially · millennianism · millenniarism · millennium · Millennium Bridge · millennium bug · Millennium Dome · milleped · millepede · millepore · miller · miller´s disease · miller´s thumb · millesimal · millesimally · millet

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLERITE

aerosiderite · ankerite · calaverite · cerite · dumortierite · favourite · forsterite · Fourierite · geyserite · guerite · Hutterite · kieserite · marguerite · nerite · ozokerite · preterite · sclerite · sombrerite · Thatcherite · witherite · yperite

Synonyms and antonyms of millerite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «millerite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILLERITE

Find out the translation of millerite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of millerite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «millerite» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

米勒尔
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

millerita
570 millions of speakers
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English

millerite
510 millions of speakers
hi

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millerite
380 millions of speakers
ar

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millerite
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

миллерит
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

milerita
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

millerite
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

millerite
220 millions of speakers
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Millerite
190 millions of speakers
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Translator English - German

Millerit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

針ニッケル
130 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Korean

밀러
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Millerite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Miller
80 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Tamil

millerite
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

मिलरेट
75 millions of speakers
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millerit
70 millions of speakers
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millerite
65 millions of speakers
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millerite
50 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Міллер
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

millerită
30 millions of speakers
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μιλλερίτης
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

milleriet
14 millions of speakers
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millerite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Millerske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of millerite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLERITE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLERITE»

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Millennial Fever and the End of the World: A Study of ...
Adventists without an advent? Fable chasers? Somewhere between white-hot millennial fever and hope grown stone cold lies the patience of the second-advent saints. This book shows how to find it.
George R. Knight, 1993
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The Midnight Cry: A Defense of the Character and Conduct of ...
LOCATION OF PRIMARY SOURCES FOR the benefit of the student of Millerite history we give here the names of libraries, etc., in whach the primary Millerite sources used in this book were found. We refer to primary sources in the restricted ...
Francis D. Nichol, 1944
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Millerite is NiS and occurs as slender elongated opaque brassy yellow crystals of the trigonal system with two directions of perfect cleavage and a metallic lustre which may tarnish to iridescence. The hardness is 3–3.5 and the SG 5.3–5.6.
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006
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The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Strunz Classification - Group Members - Chemical Formula - Crystallography II/C. 21-Millerite series II/C.21-10 Lapieite II/C.21-20 Mückeite II/C.21-25 Zlatogorite II/ C.21-30 Millerite II/C.21-40 Makinenite CuNiSbS3 CuNiBiS3 CuNiSb2 NiS ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008
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The Disappointed: Millerism and Millenarianism in the ...
28 Chronologically, the admission of Millerite-related cases followed no predictable pattern, except for the obvious clustering of admissions in the 1840s. If the records of "Millerites" admitted to the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane,  ...
Ronald L. Numbers, Jonathan M. Butler, 1993
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Seventh-Day Adventism in Crisis: Gender and Sectarian Change ...
Miller and other Millerite leaders originally embraced a broad, ecumenical following. Miller wrote, for example, that "our fellow laborers are among the choicest of the faithful in Christ from among all denominations."15 "We know no sect, ...
Laura Lee Vance, 1999
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Arguing the Apocalypse
This chapter is devoted to a close textual analysis of Millerite arguments. Building upon the insights derived from the previous chapter's rhetorical history of the movement, I will seek to demonstrate the manner in which Millerism both built upon ...
Stephen D. O'Leary
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Historical Dictionary of Seventh-Day Adventists
196 Millerite Movement to themselves as "Adventists," observers called them " Millerites," the name by which they are generally known historically. The general conferences proved to be an effective means for planning strategy and about a ...
Gary Land, 2005
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Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845
... exhorter unknown Millerite exhorter Millerite Methodist Christian Connection Methodist Millerite Freewill Baptist unknown Christian Connection Freewill Baptist Christian Connection exhorter Methodist exhorter leader of her own sect Millerite ...
Catherine A. Brekus, 1998
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Hydrometallurgy 2008: Proceedings of the Sixth International ...
Millerite, formed in the previous metathesis reaction of heazlewoodite, is capable of reacting similarly. One of the objectives of the NAL operation is to consume a significant portion of the acid generated in the subsequent NOX circuit. A portion  ...
Courtney A. Young, Patrick R. Taylor, Corby G. Anderson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLERITE»

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Stories From Our Past
... New Hampshire, Rachel Oakes, a Seventh-Day Baptist, began sharing her convictions about the Sabbath with members of her local Millerite congregation. «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
2
Seventh-Day Adventists from 160 Countries Pack Downtown
The Seventh-Day Adventists were born out of the Millerite movement and the Great Disappointment of the 1840s, when the widely believed ... «WOAI.com, Jul 15»
3
A report from the General Conference Secretary
The Seventh-day Adventist Church began with a handful of Millerite Christians trying to make sense of the Great Disappointment in 1844, when Jesus did not ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
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Message Presented Sabbath Morning, July 4, 2015
Millerite preachers returned to their homes to be with their families. Young Ellen Harmon later wrote, “This was the happiest year of my life. «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
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8 Short-Lived Religious Manias That We're Lucky Didn't Stick Around
They needed an exact date, and a Millerite preacher named Samuel Snow gave it to them. He decided that the door would shut on October 22, ... «io9, Mar 15»
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This Week in Lincolnville: Christmas stories, caroling to John …
The Adventists had come out of the Millerite movement, which faded away following the Great Disappointment of 1844. (Another story for ... «PenBayPilot.com, Dec 14»
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This Week in Lincolnville: Could Maine be New England's Bread …
Once again, as he has for the past 20 years, Rosey will lead an early morning walk up to the Millerite Ledges, where 170 years ago, many ... «PenBayPilot.com, Oct 14»
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Annual Millerite Cliffs hike in Lincolnville: No preaching, only stories
LINCOLNVILLE — The annual anniversary hike up to the Millerite Cliffs to commemorate the Great Disappointment of Oct. 22,1844 when many ... «PenBayPilot.com, Oct 14»
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Rhodri Marsden's interesting objects: The 1843 Millerite chart
Over the next decade, an estimated five million pieces of Millerite literature were distributed across America and the globe, full of complex ... «The Independent, Oct 14»
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Lectures by Duke University Professor David Morgan Part of 170th …
The lectures will coincide with an exhibition of original Millerite materials in the WAU library to mark the 170th Anniversary of the “Great ... «PR Web, Oct 14»
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