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English noun: silver nitrate

1. silver nitrate (substance) a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent


Broader (hypernym)caustic, nitrate


Narrower (hyponym)lunar caustic


Substance meronymemulsion, photographic emulsion









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