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(chemistry, obsolete) Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing.

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lunar caustic

Source Word

lunar caustic

Noun

obsolete uncountable

(chemistry, obsolete) Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing.

Japanese Meaning

化学において、溶融させて棒状に加工された銀硝石。かつて、切断部位の止血や火傷処置（ cauterizing ）に用いられていた旧式の物質。

The surgeon reached for the lunar caustic to stop the bleeding on the patient's lip.

外科医は患者の唇の出血を止めるために焼灼用の硝酸銀棒を手に取った。

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(chemistry, obsolete) Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing.