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silver nitrate
5 dictionary results for: Silver nitrate
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
silver nitrate
–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder, AgNO3, produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an antiseptic, astringent, and in the routine prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum.

[Origin: 1880–85]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
silver nitrate  
n.   A poisonous colorless crystalline compound, AgNO3, that becomes grayish black when exposed to light in the presence of organic matter and is used in manufacturing photographic film, silvering mirrors, dyeing hair, plating silver, and in medicine as a cautery and antiseptic.

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silver nitrate

noun
a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
silver nitrate  
A poisonous, clear, crystalline compound that darkens when exposed to light. It is used in photography and silver plating, and as an external antiseptic. Chemical formula: AgNO3.

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silver nitrate n.
A poisonous crystalline compound with antiseptic and astringent properties, used in the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum and in the special staining of nervous tissue, spirochetes, and reticular fibers.

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