subnitrate

[ suhb-nahy-treyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a basic salt of nitric acid.

Other Words From

• sub·nitrat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subnitrate¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; sub- + nitrate

Example Sentences

If the laudanum injections fail to restrain the diarrhoea, it will be well to have recourse, in combination with opium, to the subnitrate of bismuth or the acetate of lead.

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It is, indeed, difficult to conceive of any stimulus that calomel could impart to the stomach that would not be equally given by any other non-irritant and insoluble powder—subnitrate of bismuth, for example.

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If the diarrhoea should persist, nitrate or oxide of silver, sulphate of copper, and subnitrate of bismuth in appropriate doses, given with a little opium, will all be found to be useful remedies.

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Subnitrate of bismuth may be used in combination with this or as a substitute for it.

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Taken internally the subnitrate, coming into contact with water, tends to decompose, gradually liberating nitric acid, one of the most powerful antiseptics.

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