lunar caustic

noun

, Medicine/Medical, Chemistry.

1. silver nitrate, AgNO 3 , especially in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues.

lunar caustic

noun

1. silver nitrate fused into sticks, which were formerly used in cauterizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunar caustic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Dissolve a couple of drachms of lunar caustic, and half an ounce of gum arabic, in a gill of rain water.

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They may be cured surely by paring them down until the blood comes slightly and then rubbing them with lunar caustic.

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Dissolve a drachm of lunar caustic, in half an ounce of pure cold water.

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After that they took a chemical called lunar caustic and traced out Alpha Kappa Phi on my chest.

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The moon became the symbol of silver; and to this day fused nitrate of silver is called lunar caustic.

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