silver chloride
noun Chemistry.
a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.
Origin of silver chloride
First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for silver chloride
silver chloride
noun
a white insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light because of the production of metallic silver: used in making photographic emulsions and papers. Formula: AgCl