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desilvered

desilvered is the simple past and past participle of desilver.

Meaning of desilver

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).

Questions about desilvered

What is desilvered the simple past and past participle of?
Desilvered is the simple past and past participle of desilver.

Words near desilvered in the dictionary

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

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