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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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British Dictionary definitions for lunar caustic
lunar caustic
noun
silver nitrate fused into sticks, which were formerly used in cauterizing
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