lunar caustic

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noun Medicine/Medical, Chemistry.

silver nitrate, AgNO3, especially in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues.

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Origin of lunar caustic

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby lunar caustic

Lumumba, Luna, lunacy, luna moth, lunar, lunar caustic, lunar cycle, lunar day, lunar distance, lunar eclipse, lunar excursion module

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How to use lunar caustic in a sentence

Dissolve a couple of drachms of lunar caustic, and half an ounce of gum arabic, in a gill of rain water.
The American Housewife|Anonymous
They may be cured surely by paring them down until the blood comes slightly and then rubbing them with lunar caustic.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
Dissolve a drachm of lunar caustic, in half an ounce of pure cold water.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide|Anonymous
After that they took a chemical called lunar caustic and traced out Alpha Kappa Phi on my chest.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun

The moon became the symbol of silver; and to this day fused nitrate of silver is called lunar caustic.
Moon Lore|Timothy Harley

British Dictionary definitions for lunar caustic

lunar caustic

noun

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

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