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Princeton's WordNet

  1. silver nitratenoun

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

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  1. silver nitratenoun

    The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride

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  1. Silver nitrate

    Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO3. It is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It is far less sensitive to light than the halides. It was once called lunar caustic because silver was called luna by ancient alchemists who associated silver with the moon. In solid silver nitrate, the silver ions are three-coordinated in a trigonal planar arrangement.

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  1. silver nitrate

    Silver nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula AgNO3. It is an inorganic salt consisting of silver ions and nitrate ions, commonly used in photography, medicine, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry. It is typically a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and decomposes on exposure to light or heat, turning black due to the formation of silver. Please handle it with care as it is a strong oxidizing agent and can cause harm.

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  1. Silver nitrate

    Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO3. This compound is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It is far less sensitive to light than the halides. It was once called lunar caustic because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists, who believed that silver was associated with the moon. In solid silver nitrate, the silver ions are three-coordinated in a trigonal planar arrangement.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Silver Nitrate

    A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Silver Nitrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Silver Nitrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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