LUNAR CAUSTIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic

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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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