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Russian
Etymology
зо́лото (zóloto) + -ни́к (-ník)
Pronunciation
Noun
золотни́к • (zolotník) m inan or m anim (genitive золотника́, nominative plural золотники́, genitive plural золотнико́в, relational adjective золотнико́вый)
- (inanimate) zolotnik (an old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.266 grams)
- (inanimate, figuratively) a scruple, an ounce (a very small quantity of something)
- (animate, obsolete) prospector
- Synonyms: стара́тель (starátelʹ), золотоиска́тель (zolotoiskátelʹ)
- (inanimate, engineering) piston, slide
- (inanimate, engineering) piston valve
- Synonym: золотнико́вый кла́пан (zolotnikóvyj klápan)
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