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LUNAR CAUSTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lunar caustic mean?
• LUNAR CAUSTIC (noun)
The noun LUNAR CAUSTIC has 1 sense:
1. silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic
Familiarity information: LUNAR CAUSTIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("lunar caustic" is a kind of...):
silver nitrate (a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent)
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