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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | © A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

silver nitrate (sil-ver ny-trayt) n. a salt of silver with caustic, astringent, and disinfectant properties. It is used in the form of a stick to destroy warts. Trade name: AVOCA.

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