lunar caustic

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical, Chemistry.

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

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lunar caustic British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lunar caustic

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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lunar caustic

Mix two drams of the tincture of galls with one dram of lunar caustic, and for marking of linen, use it with a pen as common ink.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

No: the lash is a valuable application, so is lunar caustic, so is lapis infernalis, or the actual cautery itself.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

The roots should then be cauterized with tincture of iron, glacial acetic acid, or lunar caustic.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The small, soft discolorations and excrescences of the skin, popularly called moles, may be removed by touching them every second or third day with strong acetic or nitric acid, or with lunar caustic.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous