Argyrol
Americannoun
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Through this analysis, chemists determined that Bacon, as well as other spies, was using Argyrol, the commercial name for a silver salt of a protein mixture sold as a light brown powder soluble in water.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2014
By the laws of most States, silver nitrate, Argyrol, or some other silver salt must be put in the eyes of newborn babes to disinfect the mucous membrane, prevent blindness.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was an oil sketch; the buyer was Albert C. Barnes, just then beginning to use his great Argyrol fortune to build up his great art collection.
From Time Magazine Archive
Barnes, the South Philadelphia boy who invented Argyrol, made millions, and settled down to insult Philadelphia society and accumulate paintings, sometimes gets a yen for a philosopher.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Barnes Foundation is a one-man show founded and run by Albert Coombs Barnes, who invented Argyrol, made millions from his invention and in 1922, aged 49, started his school.
From Time Magazine Archive
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