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Ag

Ag

27 4.0
The chemical symbol for the metal silver used in coins, jewelry, and electronics
  • noun
  • /eɪ dʒi/
  • Specialized
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  • The lists were sent to Schering AG, who prepared numbered packages that contained the corresponding treatments.
  • Ag Products
  • Ag positive
  • Ag NPs

Examples

  • The CargoLifter AG company, with headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, was founded in 1996.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Schering AG also funded KG during the final 3 years of the project.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Hans Groth is a member of the Board of Directors for Pfizer-Switzerland AG and a Pfizer Global Health Fellow.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The company, GKD-Gebr. Kufferath AG, based in Dren, calls the belts Weave in Motion.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Meetings of collaborators for this cycle of analyses were sponsored by Bayer AG, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Merck, Pfizer, Servier, and Solvay.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Nanodel: Magdeburg, Germany-based NanoPharm AG's technology incorporates drugs into poly(butylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In the periodic table, the symbol for silver is Ag.

  • The jeweler recommended using Ag for the lovely bracelet.

  • Many people choose Ag because of its shiny appearance in jewelry.

Synonyms

silver
vsAg
214 1.0

A soft white metal used for coins and jewellery

is the two letter chemical symbol used for the same element
argenteum
vsAg
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The Latin name for the metal silver used in history and science

is the compact scientific abbreviation used in chemical notation

Surface Forms

Ag singular
Ag plural

Etymology

Ag comes from the Latin word argentum, which means 'silver' and also gave the name of Argentina ('land of silver'). So Ag is the short symbol chemists use for the metal silver, which is why it appears with coins, jewelry and in photography.