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lunar caustic

noun

Etymology

From lunar (“[alchemical] silver”) + caustic.

  1. derived from καυστικός
  2. borrowed from causticus
  3. formed as lunar caustic — “lunar + caustic”

Definitions

  1. Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing and as a disinfectant before…

    Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing and as a disinfectant before modern antibiotics.

    • However, the doctor soon relieved his sufferings, though the treatment was severe; nothing short of an application of lunar caustic allayed the inflammation.

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