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silver nitrate (sh)




Inorganic compound (AgNO3), colourless, transparent crystals with a bitter, caustic, metallic taste.

The most important silver compound, it is used to prepare other silver salts, to silver mirrors, and as a reagent in analysis. It is very soluble in water; dilute solutions are effective against gonococcal bacteria and may be applied to newborns' eyes to prevent blindness from gonorrhea. Ingesting silver nitrate causes violent abdominal pain and gastroenteritis.