- molded silver nitrate
- toughened s. nitrate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
toughened silver nitrate — [USP] a compound prepared by fusing silver nitrate with hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, or potassium nitrate, occurring as white crystalline masses molded into pencils or cones, and containing 94.5 per cent of silver nitrate; used as a… … Medical dictionary
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lunar caustic — SYN: toughened silver nitrate. * * * lunar caustic n silver nitrate esp. when fused and molded into sticks or small cones for use as a caustic * * * toughened silver nitrate … Medical dictionary
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lunar caustic — Med., Chem. silver nitrate, AgNO3, esp. in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues. [1790 1800] * * * fused, molded form of silver nitrate (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
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