mispickel
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mis·pick·el
(mĭs′pĭk′əl)n.
See arsenopyrite.
[Obsolete German Misspickel, from earlier Misspült, Misspückel.]
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mispickel
(ˈmɪsˌpɪkəl)n
(Minerals) another name for arsenopyrite
[C17: from German]
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| Noun | 1. |  mispickel - a silver-white or grey ore of arsenicAs, atomic number 33, arsenic - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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