silver nitrate

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Scope note
A white, crystalline water-soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder AgNO3, produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid. It was chiefly used in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors.
silver nitrate
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025