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
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
Argyrol, manufactured in a former flophouse in Philadelphia, was an instant and worldwide success, and Barnes was a million aire before he was 35.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is one of the few U. S. painters whose works are included in the great collection of irascible Albert C. Barnes, inventor of Argyrol.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he heard this, Director Kimball relaxed his dignified silence for the first time to say that "Argyrol" Barnes's complaints were a lot of rubbish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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