silver chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.

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silver chloride British  

noun

1. a white insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light because of the production of metallic silver: used in making photographic emulsions and papers. Formula: AgCl

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Etymology

Origin of silver chloride

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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silver chloride

Once chock-full of silver chloride, that electrode was moved to the pure water chamber.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024

They began by screen printing carbon and silver chloride electrodes onto a polyester base.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2022

Note the chloride ion concentration of the initial mixture was significantly greater than the bromide ion concentration, and so silver chloride precipitated first despite having a Ksp greater than that of silver bromide.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

“Photo-Technic II,” photographic works including solarplate etchings, gelatin silver chloride prints, and transfer prints on plaster.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2016

The resulting precipitate of silver chloride is filtered, and the residue and the precipitate are scorified together.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various