A colourless solid, soluble in water, formerly used in photography.
Chemical formula: AgNO₃
Example sentencesExamples
Then, the paper is floated on a mixture containing silver nitrate and gallic acid.
Silver halide is manufactured by combining silver nitrate and halide salts (chloride, bromide, and iodide) which results in a range of crystal shapes and sizes.
So then Talbot tried washing his paper with a strong solution of table salt (sodium chloride) and then brushing over a solution of silver nitrate.
In kallitype printing, a suitable paper is coated with a solution of ferric oxalate and silver nitrate, using either rod or brush.
Two of the more popular included silver nitrate and lead acetate; both of these metals are poisonous.
Definition of silver nitrate in US English:
silver nitrate
noun
A colorless solid, soluble in water, formerly used in photography.
Chemical formula: AgNO₃
Example sentencesExamples
In kallitype printing, a suitable paper is coated with a solution of ferric oxalate and silver nitrate, using either rod or brush.
So then Talbot tried washing his paper with a strong solution of table salt (sodium chloride) and then brushing over a solution of silver nitrate.
Two of the more popular included silver nitrate and lead acetate; both of these metals are poisonous.
Then, the paper is floated on a mixture containing silver nitrate and gallic acid.
Silver halide is manufactured by combining silver nitrate and halide salts (chloride, bromide, and iodide) which results in a range of crystal shapes and sizes.