Definitions for Millerite

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Millerite mill·er·ite

Spelling: [mil-uh-rahyt]

IPA: /ˈmɪl əˌraɪt/

Millerite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in Millerite (eeiillmrt).

Definitions for Millerite

noun

1. a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.
2. a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.

Origin of Millerite

1850-55; Miller (see Miller index) + -ite¹

Examples for Millerite

Used to be a millerite preacher, before your day, but he broke down at that.

But so long as it's nobody but Goshorn, I'm goin' to stay and litigate the question till the millerite millennium comes.

They told me it was built on by the millerite, but I knew better.

In Clark township the millerite excitement was at white heat.

"Figgers won't lie," said Elder Hankins, the millerite preacher.

They imitated the millerite meetings in their drunken sprees, and learned Mr. Hankins's arguments by heart.

August, though not a recognized millerite, almost blamed himself that he should have been away these two hours from the services.

Rare but valuable ores of nickel are millerite, nickelite, glance, and nickel bloom.