| sylvan | 1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic. "The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . Is usually exact as well as tenacious." (De Quincey) 2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody. See: Silvan. A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. "Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied." (Pope) Origin: L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See Silvan. <chemistry> A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood. Synonym: methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran. Origin: Sylva + furfuran. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sylvanite | <chemical> A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white, or brass-yellow colour. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium. Alternative forms: silvanite. Origin: So called from Transylvania, where it was first found. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sylvanium | <chemistry> An old name for tellurium. Alternative forms: silvanium. Origin: NL, so called from Transylvania, where it was first found. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sylvan | a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods |
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| sylvan | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions |
| sylvan | a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride |
| sylvan | (Roman mythology) Roman god of woods and fields and flocks |
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