dyscrasite

noun

dys·​cra·​site

ˈdiskrəˌsīt

plural -s

: a native compound Ag₃Sb of antimony and silver usually massive and silver-white

Word History

Etymology

alteration of French discrase (from dis- dys- + crase, from Greek krasis mixing, combination) + English -ite

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