Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cerargyrite

Cerargyrite (se*rar"jy*rīt) , noun

[Greek ke`ras horn + 'a`rgyros silver.]

(Mineralogy) Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver).