toughened silver nitrate

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 caustic and applied topically after being dipped in water. Called also lunar caustic, fused silver nitrate, and molded silver nitrate.

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