silver nitrate

noun

The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride.

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lunar caustic
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Meanings

nounsilver nitrate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride.

    Synonyms: lunar caustic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride.

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lunar caustic

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硝酸银
  • 硝酸银 (xiāosuānyín)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Danish sølvnitrat
  • sølvnitratsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Finnish hopeanitraatti
  • hopeanitraattisilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
German Silbernitrat
  • Silbernitratsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Hindi चाँदी भूयातती
  • चाँदी भूयातती (cā̃dī bhūyāttī)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Hungarian ezüst-nitrát
  • ezüst-nitrátsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Icelandic vítissteinn, silfurnítrat
  • vítissteinnsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
  • silfurnítratsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Japanese 硝酸銀
  • 硝酸銀 (shōsangin)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Norwegian Bokmål sølvnitrat
  • sølvnitratsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Polish azotan srebra, lapis
  • azotan srebrasilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
  • lapissilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
  • kamień piekielnysilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Portuguese nitrato de prata
  • nitrato de pratasilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Romanian nitrat de argint
  • nitrat de argintsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Russian нитра́т серебра́, азотноки́слое серебро́
  • нитра́т серебра́ (nitrát serebrá)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
  • азотноки́слое серебро́ (azotnokísloje serebró)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
  • ля́пис (ljápis)silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Slovak dusičnan strieborný
  • dusičnan striebornýsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Turkish gümüş nitrat
  • gümüş nitratsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Welsh arian nitrad
  • arian nitradsilver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3
Cite this entry
APA

silver nitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20nitrate

MLA

“silver nitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20nitrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver nitrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20nitrate.

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