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Meaning of "lunar caustic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUNAR CAUSTIC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNAR CAUSTIC

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Lunar caustic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUNAR CAUSTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lunar caustic

Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO 3. This compound is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It is far less sensitive to light than the halides. It was once called lunar caustic because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists, who believed that silver was associated with the moon. In solid silver nitrate, the silver ions are three-coordinated in a trigonal planar arrangement.

Definition of lunar caustic in the English dictionary

The definition of lunar caustic in the dictionary is silver nitrate fused into sticks, which were formerly used in cauterizing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUNAR CAUSTIC

luna moth
lunacies
lunacy
lunar
lunar eclipse
lunar landing
lunar module
lunar month
lunar orbit
lunar year
lunarian
lunarist
lunarnaut
lunary
lunate
lunated
lunately
lunatic
lunatic asylum
lunatic fringe

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUNAR CAUSTIC

acoustic
anacoustic
anacrustic
apneustic
apolaustic
bustic
catacaustic
caustic
diacaustic
diacoustic
domestic
electroacoustic
encaustic
fustic
holocaustic
neustic
old fustic
optoacoustic
psychoacoustic
rustic
theopneustic

Synonyms and antonyms of lunar caustic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lunar caustic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUNAR CAUSTIC

Find out the translation of lunar caustic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lunar caustic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lunar caustic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月球苛性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cáustico lunar
570 millions of speakers

English

lunar caustic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंद्र कास्टिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاوية القمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ляписа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cáustico lunar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চন্দ্র কাস্টস্টিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caustique lunaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaustik lunar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höllenstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

月面苛性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달 가성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunar caustic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trăng lươi liềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்திர காஸ்டிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंद्राचा कडवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ay kostik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caustico lunare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

księżycowy żrący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ляпісу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caustic lunar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεληνιακό καυστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maan bytende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

månens kaustik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lunar kaustisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lunar caustic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNAR CAUSTIC»

The term «lunar caustic» is used very little and occupies the 156.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNAR CAUSTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lunar caustic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNAR CAUSTIC»

Discover the use of lunar caustic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lunar caustic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lunar Caustic
Staring out at the river his agony was like a great lidless eye In this stark, compelling and greatly autobiographical novella, Malcolm Lowry tells the story of Bill Plantagenet, a piano player and ex-sailor who has lost his band and ...
Malcolm Lowry, 2011
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The London Medical Recorder: A Monthly Review of the ...
Lunar caustic is the therapeutic agent wliich, when brought into immediate contact with the injected capillary net-work of vessels, — with the tumid and vascular and villous surface of the mucous membrane, — with the fretted, and irritable, and ...
‎1850
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The London Medical Gazette
Lunar caustic is the therapeutic agent which, when brought into immediate contact with the injected capillary net-work of vessels, — with the tumid and vascular and villous surface of the mucous membrane, — with the fretted, and irritable, and ...
‎1850
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The Voyage That Never Ends: Malcolm Lowry's Fiction
The relationship between the sea novel and Lunar Caustic was to be like that between Volcano and Dark as the Grave—the protagonist in Lunar Caustic was to be the author of the sea-novel. Lowry foresaw the finished Lunar Caustic as "a  ...
Sherrill E. Grace, 2011
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American Journal of Pharmacy
Med. de Lyon. proposes nitrate of silver and soda fused into cylinders as a substitute for pure lunar caustic. The proportions of the two salts is not stated. This is probably about the same in fact as the adulterated lunar caustic of American ...
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1858
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American Journal of Pharmacy and the Sciences Supporting ...
Tough Lunar Caustic Points.—The editor of the “ Chemist and Druggist,” describes under this name what purports to be lunar caustic with about two per cent. of some adhesive material which renders it so tough as to be readily pointed, like a ...
‎1861
7
American journal of pharmacy
possible ; and as there is a very simple test by which the purity of lunar caustic may be established, physicians can protect themselves against this adulteration. The test will be found at the end of this note. To make the chlorinated lunar caustic, ...
‎1859
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The Lancet
ON LUNAR CAUSTIC IN WOUNDS. 0N LUNAR CAUSTIC IN WOUNDS. \ daily evacuating the fluid. For a short period it was necessary to apply the caustic about every third day, to keep the wound open. Thejoiut ever afterward remained stiff.
‎1826
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The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review
Nitrate of Silver — Lunar Caustic. The author has made many experiments to discover an antidote to this active poison, and concludes by saying, that he does not hesitate to recommend as such, the muriate of soda or common salt in solution.
H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley, 1817
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Semi-monthly Medical News
I. CHLORINATED LUNAR CAUSTIC. Bj J. LAWRENCE SMITH, V. D., Prof. Chemistry Medical Department University of Louisville. About two years ago my attention was directed to the importance of giving strength to the fused nitrate of silver, ...
‎1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNAR CAUSTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lunar caustic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Actually We Should Encourage Women Who Have Abortions to …
lunar caustic/FlickrOn Tuesday, a video produced by undercover anti-abortion advocates was released showing Planned Parenthood's Director ... «Reason, Jul 15»
2
Genetically Modified Embryos In China Draw Criticism From Scientists
Research on human embryo editing faces a lot of criticism. Many scientists believe that such studies are unethical. (Photo : Lunar Caustic ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
3
Baby born already 'pregnant' with her own siblings
(Photo: lunar caustic/flickr). Here's some news that takes the idea of a virgin birth to a whole new level: A baby recently born in Hong Kong was ... «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»
4
The top 10 books about addiction
... book in how perfectly it shows its subject's refusing to take help. Follow it up with Lunar Caustic for a proper double-header of despair. Reply | «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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The 100 best novels: No 68 – Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry …
Three More From Malcolm Lowry. Ultramarine (1933); Lunar Caustic (1968); October Ferry to Gabriola (1970). «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Woman with two wombs, two cervixes gives birth to a miracle baby
(Photo : Lunar Caustic) The rare condition called "uterus didelphys" occurs when a female fetus' uterus, which begins development as two ... «Tech Times, Oct 14»
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Doctors Without Borders physician tested + for ebola, being treated …
“Malcolm Lowry set part of his novel ''Lunar Caustic'' in Bellevue after being committed to its psychiatric ward for observation. Part of Billy ... «Examiner.com, Oct 14»
8
Targeted Treatment Could Pause Womb Cancer Growth
(Photo : lunar caustic/Flickr). A drug which targets a key gene fault could pause an aggressive womb cancer and shrink tumors, according to a ... «Counsel & Heal, Oct 14»
9
Women Find Jars With Human Fetuses
Lunar Caustic / FlickrLocal police said the embryos were presumably used to train medics, and were then recklessly discarded. A casual stroll ... «The Moscow Times, Aug 14»
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Nostalgia and the growing popularity of print-based art in Toronto
Alternatively, Lunar Caustic Press, just off of Queen and Spadina, features a whole line of procedures, such as die cutting, foil stamping, and ... «Varsity, Jun 14»

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