silver nitrate
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər ˈnaɪtreɪt/
- Specialized
:
nitrato de plata
- I use the 3% silver nitrate solution to control bleeding and topical ciprofloxacin to control infection.
- silver nitrate paper
- silver nitrate test
- silver nitrate solution
Examples
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In the office, we are more likely to use chemical cautery, usually with silver nitrate.
Academic text (2002) -
We use silver nitrate sparingly because it can impair epithelialization; we reserve it for patients with abundant granulation tissue.
Academic text (2002) -
A chemist, for my problem, gave me silver nitrate.
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I use a 3% silver nitrate solution to reduce the size of the granulation tissue.
Academic text (2003) -
In such cases, we apply silver nitrate to cauterize the tissue, and then we remove the polyp with microscissors.
Academic text (2003) -
The doctor applied silver nitrate to the wound to prevent infection.
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For minor surgeries, we often use silver nitrate as a cauterizing agent.
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She treated the stubborn ulcer with a solution of silver nitrate to promote healing.
Synonyms
A silver stick that doctors used to burn away warts and small growths
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently compositional: combining 'silver' (the metal/element) with 'nitrate' (a NO3-bearing salt) directly yields a salt/compound containing silver and the nitrate group. Although the term is technical, the naming follows standard chemical compounding patterns (common across languages), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the basic meaning.
Etymology
Silver nitrate is a name that tells what it is: the metal silver joined to a chemical part called nitrate. Because photographers used silver chemicals that change in light to make photos and nurses used it 'to cauterize' small wounds, the name helps you remember those uses today.