silver nitrate

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The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3; 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
a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical anti-infective agent
A poisonous colorless crystalline compound, AgNO, that becomes grayish black when exposed to light in the presence of organic matter and is used in manufacturing photographic film, silvering mirrors, dyeing hair, plating silver, and in medicine as a cautery and antiseptic. Inorganic compound (AgNO3), colourless, transparent crystals with a bitter, caustic, metallic taste. The most important silver compound, it is used to prepare other silver salts, to silver mirrors, and as a reagent in analysis. It is very soluble in water; dilute solutions are effective against gonococcal bacteria and may be applied to newborns' eyes to prevent blindness from gonorrhea. Ingesting silver nitrate causes violent abdominal pain and gastroenteritis
nitrate of silver
chemical compound
silver nitrate

    Hyphenation

    sil·ver ni·trate

    Turkish pronunciation

    sîlvır naytreyt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəlvər ˈnīˌtrāt/ /ˈsɪlvɜr ˈnaɪˌtreɪt/
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