silver iodide

American  

noun

Chemistry.

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

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silver iodide British  

noun

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

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silver iodide Scientific  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of silver iodide

First recorded in 1905–10

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silver iodide

A single layer of silver iodide was placed between two sheets of graphene, forming a protective "sandwich."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

Invented in 1946 by General Electric scientists in upstate New York, cloud seeding works because silver iodide particles resemble ice crystals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Cloud seeding involves spraying particles such as silver iodide and salt into clouds from aircraft to trigger rain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025

On Tuesday, authorities used a Cessna aircraft to release fire flares containing silver iodide and sodium chloride into the atmosphere.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

On the other hand, as much silver nitrate is required to give the yellow turbidity due to silver iodide as would be required if no zinc were present.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius