SILVERY-WHITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silvery-white mean? 

• SILVERY-WHITE (adjective)
  The adjective SILVERY-WHITE has 1 sense:

1. of a white that resembles silver

  Familiarity information: SILVERY-WHITE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILVERY-WHITE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a white that resembles silver

Synonyms:

silver-white; silvery-white

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)

 Context examples 

An element with atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59; a heavy, silvery-white metal, liquid at room temperature, a rather poor conductor of heat and a fair conductor of electricity.

(Mercury, NCI Thesaurus)

An element with atomic symbol In, atomic number 49, and atomic weight 114.8; a very soft, silvery-white metal with a brilliant lustre.

(Indium, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists at Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University have found that the mineral vaterite, a form (polymorph) of calcium carbonate, is a dominant component of the protective silvery-white crust that forms on the leaves of a number of alpine plants, which are part of the Garden’s national collection of European Saxifraga species.

(Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time, University of Cambridge)