silver iodide

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.

silver iodide

noun

1. a yellow insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in photography and artificial rainmaking. Formula: AgI

silver iodide

1. A pale-yellow, odorless powder that darkens when it is exposed to light. It is used in photography, as an antiseptic in medicine, and in cloud seeding. Chemical formula: AgI.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver iodide¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The substance is silver iodide, and contains 54.03 per cent.

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Hydriodic acid and the iodides may be estimated by conversion into silver iodide.

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Iodine has been used for this, giving an image of silver iodide.

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