SILVER CHLORIDE


Meaning of SILVER CHLORIDE in English

noun

Etymology: silver (I)

: a compound AgCl that occurs naturally as cerargyrite and is obtained synthetically as a white curdy precipitate when aqueous solutions of a silver salt and a chloride are mixed, that is sensitive to light becoming violet and finally black, and that is used chiefly in photography especially for papers

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