lunar caustic

noun

Medicine/Medical, Chemistry.

1. silver nitrate, AgNO 3 , especially in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues.

lunar caustic

noun

1. silver nitrate fused into sticks, which were formerly used in cauterizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunar caustic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Mackenzie considers that croup has its origin in the fauces, and urges the employment of lunar caustic.

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Dissolve a drachm of lunar caustic, in half an ounce of pure cold water.

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As might have been expected, silver was assigned to Luna or the moon, and in the modern pharmacopœia such terms as lunar caustic and lunar salts still have a place.

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Since the lunar caustic supposedly had a moon quantity, therefore it would be good for moon-struck people—the lunatics of the old time and of our own time.

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After that they took a chemical called lunar caustic and traced out Alpha Kappa Phi on my chest.

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