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argentic
[ ahr-jen-tik ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
argentic
/ ɑːˈdʒɛntɪk /
adjective
- chem of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
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English writers frequently speak of "ammonio-argentic" ion and "ammonio-argentic" nitrate.
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These solutions fail to give a precipitate with argentic nitrate.
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There are two oxides of silver; called argentic oxide, and suroxide, by Berzelius.
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The argentic plate is always ready-at-hand, and the working of it is simplicity itself.
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