Silverberry
noun, plural silverberries.
1.
a shrub, Elaeagnus commutata (or E. argentea), of north-central North America, having silvery leaves and flowers and silvery, drupelike edible fruit.
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- 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
noun any attitude or prejudice that prevents older workers from advancing to higher positions Word Origin 1999; patterned on glass ceiling