Syl"van, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See Silvan, a.] 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.
Syl"van, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon obtained
together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; --
called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.
Syl"van*ite (?), n. [So called from Transylvania, where it was first
found.] (Min.) A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a
steel-gray, silver- white, or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in
implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called
graphic tellurium. [Written also silvanite.]
Syl*va"ni*um (?), n. [NL., so called from Transylvania, where it was
first found.] (Chem.) An old name for tellurium. [Written also
silvanium.]
Syl"vate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of sylvic acid.
Syl*vat"ic (?), a. [L. sylvaticus, better silvaticus. See Silvan, a.]
Sylvan. [R.]