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argyro- (iou)



argyro- combining form repr. Greek arguro-, from arguros silver: see -O-. Before a vowel also argyr-.
ar'gyria noun (Medicine) silver poisoning, esp. as causing a greyish-blue discoloration of the skin L19.
ar'gyrodite noun [Greek argurodes rich in silver] Mineralogy a sulphide of silver and germanium crystallizing in the cubic system and occurring as black crystals with a metallic lustre L19.
'argyrophil(e) adjective = argyrophilic E20.
argyro'philia noun the property of being argyrophilic M20.
argyro'philic adjective readily stained black by silver salts M20.