silver iodide


noun Chemistry.

a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.

Origin of silver iodide

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for silver iodide

silver iodide

noun

a yellow insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in photography and artificial rainmaking. Formula: AgI

Medical definitions for silver iodide

silver iodide

n.

A pale yellow, odorless, tasteless powder that darkens when exposed to light and that is used as an antiseptic.

Scientific definitions for silver iodide

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.