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desilver

desilver verb: to remove the silver from (an alloy).

Verb

desilver (third-person singular simple present desilvers, present participle desilvering, simple past and past participle desilvered)

  1. (transitive) To remove the silver from (an alloy).
  2. (transitive) To remove the reflective backing from (a mirror).

Forms of desilver

third-person singular presentdesilvers
present participledesilvering
past participledesilvered
pastdesilvered

Origin of desilver

From de- + silver.

Words formed from desilver

Questions about desilver

What does desilver mean?
Desilver means to remove the silver from (an alloy).
What part of speech is desilver?
Desilver is a verb.
What is the past tense of desilver?
The past tense of desilver is desilvered.

Words near desilver in the dictionary

  1. desilting
  2. desiltings
  3. desilts
  4. Desilva
  5. Desilvas
  6. desilver
  7. desilvered
  8. desilverer
  9. desilverers
  10. desilvering
  11. desilverisation

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