luna cornea

noun

horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass

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Meanings

nounluna cornea (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryhorn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass

Origin

  1. Latincornea“horn”
  2. Englishluna cornea

See Luna (“silver in alchemy”), and Latin cornea (“horn”), which it resembles.

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APA

luna cornea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luna%20cornea

MLA

“luna cornea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luna%20cornea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luna cornea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luna%20cornea.

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