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Definition of Argentine

1. Noun. Any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people. "Argentinian tango"

Definition of Argentine

1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.

2. n. A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.

Definition of Argentine

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Medical Definition of Argentine

1. 1. A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. 2. White metal coated with silver. 3. A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina. 4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic. Origin: Cf. F. Argentin, fr. L. Argentum silver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argentine

argemones Argemone mexicana argent argentaffin argentaffinoma argentaffin cell argentaffin granules argental argentate argentation

argentic argentic argentiferous Argentina argentine (current term) argentine (current term) Argentinean haemorrhagic fever argentines Argentine haemorrhagic fever virus Argentine hemorrhagic fever

Argentine monetary unit Argentine Republic Argentinian Argentinidae argentinosaur argentite argentite argentites argentophil argentous

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