silver nitrate
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 of silver nitrate
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How to use silver nitrate in a sentence
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe alkaline solution reduced Fehling solution and ammoniacal silver nitrate, indicating the presence of a sugar.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeFehling solution and ammoniacal silver nitrate were reduced by it.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThis fragrant residue was difficultly soluble in water and the solution reduced silver nitrate in ammonia.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeSome sodium tetraborate (borax) is dissolved in a little water and silver nitrate is added to a small part of the solution.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for silver nitrate
a white crystalline soluble poisonous substance used in making photographic emulsions, other silver salts, and as a medical antiseptic and astringent. Formula: AgNO 3: See also lunar caustic
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Scientific definitions for 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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