arbor Dianae

English

Etymology

Latin, the tree of Diana, or silver.

Noun

arbor Dianae (uncountable)

(physical chemistry) A precipitation of silver in a striking arborescent form.

Synonyms

silver tree

Translations

an arborescent precipitation of silver

Portuguese: árvore de Diana f

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “arbor Dianae”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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