diaphane
1 of 2adjective
di·a·phane
ˈdīəˌfān
archaic
: diaphanous
diaphane
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
1
: a diaphanous substance
2
: a complex resinous medium for microscopic mounts having a rather low refractive index and comparatively slight tendency to react with stains
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle French, from Medieval Latin diaphanus
- alligator snapper
- alligator snapping turtle
- alligator tree
- alligator weed
- alligator wrench
- alligatored
- Alligatoridae
- alligatoridaes
- alligatoring
- alligatoroid
- alligators
- alligatorwood
- Allihn condenser
- Allihn filter tube
- alliinase
- alliinases
- Alliklik
- allikliks
- allineate
- allineation
- allineations
- Allionia
- Allioniaceae
- allioniaceaes
- allioniae