silver nitrate

/ˌsɪlvər ˌnaɪˈtreɪt/
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Definitions of silver nitrate
  1. noun
    a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent
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    types:
    lunar caustic
    silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic
    type of:
    caustic
    any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
    nitrate
    any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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