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—SOLADEIOS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A former Spanish-American silver coin.
—ZUZ—[n. ZUZIM] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.
—DANK—[a. DANKER, DANKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
—DUROCS[n. -ROS] · a Spanish~ silver dollar
SHELLOS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] To add luster to; to burnish (silver or gold).
—JANES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.
LULAMAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in)
—LUNARS[n. -S] · an alchemical designation for silver
—MINAES[n. -NAS or -NAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
—OBOLEIS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
—TASSEO[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] An Oriental silk fabric, with gold or silver thread.
—TOLANRS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.
—BLANKS[a. BLANKER, BLANKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .
—CUPELS[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—DUROS—[n. -ROS] · a Spanish~ silver dollar
—KORATS[n. -S] · a cat having a silver-blue coat
—LIANGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
—LIARDS[n. -S] · a former silver coin of France~
—LOUIS—[n. LOUIS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
—LUNAS—[n. -S] · an alchemical designation for silver
MORRIS—[n. -RISES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A type of gold or silver lace.
—PLATEDNRS[v. PLATED, PLATING°, PLATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.
—QUICKS[a. QUICKER, QUICKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
ISATINGSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin.
ESCUDO—[n. -DI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
—SYCEES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
—TANGAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.
—TORTAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.
—ZUZIM—[n. ZUZIM] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.
MARGENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The metal silver.
—BEZANTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
—BILLONS[n. -S] · an alloy of silver and copper
—COBALTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
—CONCHOS[n. -CHOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.
—CUPELS—[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—CURIUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A radioactive and highly fissile, silver-grey, metallic, transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96, which is artificially produced in a particle accelerator.
—DINEROS[n. -ROS] · a former silver coin of Peru~
—KORATS—[n. -S] · a cat having a silver-blue coat
—LIARDS—[n. -S] · a former silver coin of France~
—NIELLOS[n. -LI or -LOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
—OBOLUS—[n. -LI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
—PLACERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
—SIGLOS—[n. -LOI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams.
—SILLERS[n. -S] · silver «to cover with silver «a metallic element»» / ----- { siller silver § sillers silvers § silver silvered silvering silvers § silver silvered }
—SILVERNSY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
—STATERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A gold, silver or electrum coin of ancient Greece.
—SYCEES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
—TESTERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An old French silver coin.
—TINSELSY[v. -SELED or -SELLED, -SELING or -SELLING, -SELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
—TORTAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.
MARGENTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The metal silver.
—BILLONS—[n. -S] · an alloy of silver and copper
—BONANZAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
—BROCADEDS[v. -CADED, -CADING, -CADES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
—BULLIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
—CUPELED—[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—DINEROS—[n. -ROS] · a former silver coin of Peru~
—EPERGNES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
—LEONINE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny; it was outlawed under Edward I (reigned 1272–1307).
—PIASTRES[n. -S] · piaster «a monetary unit of several Arab~ countries» / ----- { piaster piastre § piasters piastres }
—REALGARS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
—SILLERS—[n. -S] · silver «to cover with silver «a metallic element»» / ----- { siller silver § sillers silvers § silver silvered silvering silvers § silver silvered }
—SILVERN—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
—SILVERS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of silver
—SILVERY—[a. -RIER, -RIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
—TESTOONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An old Italian silver coin.
—THERMOS—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
—VERGLAS—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] silver frost
—ARGENTAL—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of silver.
—ARGENTIC—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
—ARGENTUMS[n. -S] · silver «to cover with silver «a metallic element»» / ----- { argent argentum § argents argentums § argent argental argentic }
—BULLIONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
—CUPBOARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
—CUPELING—[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—CUPELLED—[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—CUPELLERS[n. -S] · one that cupels «to refine gold or silver in a cuplike vessel» / ----- { cupeler cupeller § cupelers cupellers }
—DENARIUS—[n. DENARII] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.
—DESILVERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To remove the silver from (an alloy).
—ELECTRUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
—FILIGREEDS[v. -GREED, -GREEING, -GREES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
—GROSCHEN—[n. GROSCHEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
—KREUTZERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A medieval silver coin once used as currency in southern Germany and Austria.
—LITHARGES[n. -S] · a monoxide of lead
—MARAVEDIS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848.
—MONTEITHS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
—MOONFISH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] in family Monodactylidae (fingerfishes, silver angelfishes).
—RESILVERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To silver again.
—SCALDING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
—SILVERED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Coated with silver, made reflective or shiny by application of metal.
—SILVERERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who silvers (covers with silver or a silvery metal).
—SILVERLY—[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] With a silver appearance or sound.
—STEEPING—[a. STEEPER°, STEEPEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
—STERLINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
—AMBROTYPES[n. -S] · © a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered~ portions of the glass
—ARGENTINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Containing or resembling silver.
—ARGENTITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Silver sulfide (chemical formula Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
—ARGENTOUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
—ARGENTUMS—[n. -S] · silver «to cover with silver «a metallic element»» / ----- { argent argentum § argents argentums § argent argental argentic }
—BRITANNIAS[n. -S] · © a white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc~. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal
—COBALTITES[n. -S] · © a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt / ----- { cobaltine cobaltite § cobaltines cobaltites }
—CUPELLERS—[n. -S] · one that cupels «to refine gold or silver in a cuplike vessel» / ----- { cupeler cupeller § cupelers cupellers }
—CUPELLING—[v. -PELED or -PELLED, -PELING or -PELLING, -PELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
—DAMASCENEDS[v. -SCENED, -SCENING, -SCENES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Inlaid with silver or gold.
—DAMASKEENS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DESILVERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To remove the silver from (an alloy).
—ELECTRUMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
—FOURPENCES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
—GERMANIUMS[n. -S] · © a rare element, recently discovered «1885», in a silver ore «argyrodite~» at Freiberg~. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon~. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3
—INTRINSIC—[a.] · © inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person / ----- { intrinsic § intrinsic intrinsical }
—MAGNESIUMS[n. -S] · © a light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air
—PISTAREENS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as common currency in the Americas in the 18th century.
—PLATINOIDS[n. -S] · © an alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards
—PORRINGERS[n. -S] · © a porridge dish; esp~., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silver porringer
—PROUSTITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
—RESILVERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To silver again.
—SCORIFIERS[n. -S] · © one who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and silver in a lead button
—SILVERERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of silverer
—SILVERIER—[a. -RIER, -RIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
—SILVERINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of silver
—SILVERTIPS[n. -S] · a grizzly bear with white-tipped hairs
—SYLVANITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
—TELLURIUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
—WATCHCASES[n. -S] · a protective case for a watch, generally of metal such as gold, silver, brass, or gunmetal
—AMBROTYPES—[n. -S] · © a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered~ portions of the glass
—ARGENTITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Silver sulfide (chemical formula Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
—BIMETALLICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
—BRITANNIAS—[n. -S] · © a white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc~. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal
—COBALTITES—[n. -S] · © a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt / ----- { cobaltine cobaltite § cobaltines cobaltites }
—DAMASKEENS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DESILVERED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To remove the silver from (an alloy).
—DYSPROSIUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance, which are important in various machines with electric motors.
—FOURPENCES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
—GERMANIUMS—[n. -S] · © a rare element, recently discovered «1885», in a silver ore «argyrodite~» at Freiberg~. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon~. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3
—MAGNESIUMS—[n. -S] · © a light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air
—MOLYBDENUMS[n. -S] · © a rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9
—PISTAREENS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as common currency in the Americas in the 18th century.
—PLATINOIDS—[n. -S] · © an alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards
—PORRINGERS—[n. -S] · © a porridge dish; esp~., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silver porringer
—PROUSTITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
—RESILVERED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To silver again.
—SCORIFIERS—[n. -S] · © one who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and silver in a lead button
—SESTERTIUS—[n.] A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman…
—SILVERBACKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
—SILVERFISH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
—SILVERIEST—[a. -RIER, -RIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
—SILVERINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of silvering
—SILVERSIDES[n. -S] · (British~ & New Zealand~) a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg
—SILVERWARES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Anything manufactured from silver.
—SILVERWEEDS[n. -S] · © a perennial rosaceous herb «Potentilla Anserina~» having the leaves silvery white beneath
—SYLVANITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
—TELLURIUMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
—THREEPENCES[n. -S] · © a small silver coin of three times the value of a penny
—TOUCHSTONES[n. -S] · © lydian~ stone; basanite~; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal
—WATCHCASES—[n. -S] · a protective case for a watch, generally of metal such as gold, silver, brass, or gunmetal
—BIMETALLISMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
—BIMETALLISTS[n. -S] · © an advocate of bimetallism «© the legalized use of two metals «as gold and silver» in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism»
—CUPELLATIONS[n. -S] · © the act or process of refining gold or silver, etc~., in a cupel
—CUPRIFEROUS—[a.] · © containing copper; as, cupriferous silver
—DAMASKEENED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DESILVERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To remove the silver from (an alloy).
—FLUORESCEINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
—INTRINSICAL—[a.] · © intrinsic «© inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person» / ----- { intrinsic § intrinsic intrinsical }
—MOLYBDENUMS—[n. -S] · © a rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9
—PENNYWEIGHTS[n. -S] · © a troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name
—PLATERESQUE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.
—PYRARGYRITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
—RESILVERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To silver again.
—SENSITIVITY—[n. -TIES] · © the quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver
—SILVERBERRY—[n. -RIES] · © a tree or shrub «Elaeagnus argentea~» with silvery foliage and fruit
—SILVERINESS—[n. -ES] · © the state of being silvery «resembling silver»
—SILVERPOINTS[n. -S] · a drawing technique popular esp~ in the 15th and 16th centuries, using an instrument with a silver wire tip on specially prepared paper
—SILVERSMITHS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
—SILVERSWORDS[n. -S] Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium~ of flowering plants native to Hawaii~.
—SILVERWARES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Anything manufactured from silver.
—TETRADRACHMAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms.
—THREEPENCES—[n. -S] · © a small silver coin of three times the value of a penny
—TOUCHSTONES—[n. -S] · © lydian~ stone; basanite~; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal
—AMALGAMATIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
—ARBORESCENCES[n. -S] · © the state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations~, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver
—BIMETALLISMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
—BIMETALLISTS—[n. -S] · © an advocate of bimetallism «© the legalized use of two metals «as gold and silver» in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism»
—CUPELLATIONS—[n. -S] · © the act or process of refining gold or silver, etc~., in a cupel
—DAMASKEENING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—ELECTROLYSES—[n. -LYSES] · © the act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water / ----- { electrolyse electrolysed electrolyses electrolysing electrolyze electrolyzed electrolyzes electrolyzing § electrolyzed }
—ELECTROLYSIS—[n. -LYSES] · © the act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water
—ELECTROPLATEDRS[v. -PLATED, -PLATING, -PLATES] · © to plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis
—IRREDEEMABLE—[a.] · © not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder
—MONETIZATIONS[n. -S] · © the act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the monetization of silver
—PENNYWEIGHTS—[n. -S] · © a troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name
—PYRARGYRITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
—SILVERPOINTS—[n. -S] · a drawing technique popular esp~ in the 15th and 16th centuries, using an instrument with a silver wire tip on specially prepared paper
—SILVERSMITHS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
—SUBSTITUTIONS[n. -S] · © the act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense~; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium
—TETRADRACHMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms.
—TETRAHEDRITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.
—AMALGAMATIONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
—ARBORESCENCES—[n. -S] · © the state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations~, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver
—ARGENTIFEROUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Containing or producing silver.
—DAGUERREOTYPEDS[v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.
—ELECTROPLATED—[v. -PLATED, -PLATING, -PLATES] · © to plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis
—ELECTROPLATES—[v. -PLATED, -PLATING, -PLATES] · © to plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis
—MONETIZATIONS—[n. -S] · © the act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the monetization of silver
—MONOMETALLISMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.
—PHOTOCHEMICAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.
—SENSITIVITIES—[n. -TIES] · © the quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver
—SILVERINESSES—[n. -ES] · © the state of being silvery «resembling silver»
—SUBSTITUTIONS—[n. -S] · © the act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense~; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium
—TETRAHEDRITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony.
—ELECTROPLATING—[v. -PLATED, -PLATING, -PLATES] · © to plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis
—MONOMETALLISMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.
—SILVERSMITHINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The work of a silversmith; the forging of silver.
—SILVERSMITHINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The work of a silversmith; the forging of silver.

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