argentic

[ ahr-jen-tik ]

/ ɑrˈdʒɛn tɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.

Nearby words

argentaffin cell, argentaffinoma, argental, argenteous, argenteuil, argentic, argentiferous, argentina, argentine, argentine ant, argentite

Origin of argentic

First recorded in 1865–70; argent- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for argentic

These solutions fail to give a precipitate with argentic nitrate.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The argentic plate is always ready-at-hand, and the working of it is simplicity itself.
Photography in the Studio and in the Field|Edward M. Estabrooke

British Dictionary definitions for argentic

argentic

/ (ɑːˈdʒɛntɪk) /

adjective

chem of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state

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