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toughened silver nitrate (medicine)


toughened silver nitrate
Silver nitrate mixed with silver chloride and allowed to dry. Usually applied to the ends of small wooden applicator sticks or made available as pencils. These are used after wetting as a caustic chemical for the removal of warts.

Synonym: fused silver nitrate, lunar caustic.