silver iodide

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silver iodide

A pale yellow, odorless powder, AgI, that darkens on exposure to light and is used in photographic emulsions, rainmaking, and medicine, especially as an antiseptic.

silver iodide

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a yellow insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in photography and artificial rainmaking. Formula: AgI

silver iodide

A pale-yellow, odorless powder that darkens when it is exposed to light. It is used in photography, as an antiseptic in medicine, and in cloud seeding. Chemical formula: AgI.

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silver iodide - an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to make rain, and in medicine

iodide - a salt or ester of hydriodic acid

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