Silver birch
noun
1.
a betulaceous tree, Betula pendula, of N temperate regions of the Old World, having silvery-white peeling bark See also birch (sense 1)
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publication Jensen and Wirth’s infamous “Pascal User Manual and Report”, so called because of the silver cover of the widely distributed Springer-Verlag second edition of 1978 (ISBN 0-387-90144-2). See also book titles, Pascal. [Jargon File] (1996-12-03)
- Silver-bromide
noun, Chemistry. 1. a yellowish, water-insoluble powder, AgBr, which darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a bromide: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions. silver bromide noun 1. a yellowish insoluble powder that darkens when exposed to light: used in making photographic emulsions. Formula: AgBr
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- Silver ceiling
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- Silver-certificate
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