"lunar caustic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: See Luna (“silver in alchemy”) + caustic. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lunar caustic (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (silver nitrate fused into a stick): адски камък (adski kamǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lapiso (Esperanto), laapispuikko (Finnish)
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