disilver

D2I1S1I1L1V4E1R1

noun

Two silver atoms in a compound

OriginEnglish silver ← Middle English silver ← Old English seolfor →
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Meanings

noundisilver (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo silver atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Germanic*silubrą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*silubr
  9. Old Englishseolfor
  10. Middle Englishsilver
  11. Englishsilver
  12. Englishdisilver

From di- + silver.

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APA

disilver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilver

MLA

“disilver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disilver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilver.

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