argentiferous

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The Word of the Day for October 23 is: 

argentiferous   \ar-jun-TIFF-uh-rus\   adjective
          : containing silver

Example sentence:
        The mineral galena, which is common in the Mississippi River Valley, is 
often argentiferous and so is sometimes mined for silver as well as for lead.

Did you know?
          If you learned basic chemistry, you might recall that the symbol for 
silver, "Ag," reflects the Latin name for the element, “argentum.” That Latin 
term puts the luster in "argentiferous" and is also an ancestor of "argent," a 
word that was once used to refer to the metal silver and now means “the 
heraldic color silver or white.” The country of Argentina owes its name to 
“argentum,” as well.





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