silver chloride

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.

silver chloride

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver chloride¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American

It is not just footwear that you can treat to make it last longer: brands such as Polygiene use silver chloride technology, which is antimicrobial, to put a finish on fabrics.

From The Guardian

Then they work side by side, each capturing the landscape in large-format, black-and-white photographs — specifically, gelatin silver chloride contact prints, something of a lost art.

From Los Angeles Times

What some people don’t know about film is that it’s coated with a thin layer of silver chloride, silver bromide or silver iodide.

From Forbes

The sodium chloride will react to create silver chloride, which is both light-sensitive and insoluble, and the egg albumin will prevent the photographic emulsion from soaking into the paper fibers.

From Scientific American