monosilver

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noun

A single silver atom in a compound

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

nounmonosilver (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryA single silver atom in a compound

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Proto-Germanic*silubrą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*silubr
  6. Old Englishseolfor
  7. Middle Englishsilver
  8. Englishsilver
  9. Englishmonosilver

From mono- + silver.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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