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silver bromide

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silver bromide
n.
A pale yellow crystalline compound, AgBr, that turns black on exposure to light and is used as the light-sensitive component on ordinary photographic film and plates.
silver bromide
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a yellowish insoluble powder that darkens when exposed to light: used in making photographic emulsions. Formula: AgBr
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Noun1.silver bromide - a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions
photographic emulsion, emulsion - a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
bromide - any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs


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