Argentine vs Argentic - What's the difference?
argentine | argentic |
Containing or resembling silver.
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina , especially the (European argentine), .
(mineral) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
white metal coated with silver
* (Simmonds)
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
As adjectives the difference between argentine and argentic
is that argentine is containing or resembling silver while argentic is of, pertaining to or containing silver.As a noun argentine
is any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially the European argentine, species: Argentina sphyraena.As a proper noun Argentine
is argentina.argentine
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Celestial Dian, goddess argentine .