horn silver


noun Mineralogy.

Origin of horn silver

1760–70; translation of German Hornsilber

Example sentences from the Web for horn silver

  • Two grains of silver were entirely converted into horn-silver; the absorption of chlorine gas was 910 of a cubic inch.

    The Royal Institution |Bence Jones
  • Mr. Thompson has formed a character which is not as round as a ball, but much more the shape of horn-silver in its native state.

    Pony Tracks |Frederic Remington

British Dictionary definitions for horn silver

horn silver

noun

another name for chloroargyrite