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Noun: lunar caustic  'loo-nu(r) 'ko-stik
  1. Silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic
    "Lunar caustic was once commonly used to cauterize wounds"

Derived forms: lunar caustics

Type of: silver nitrate

Encyclopedia: Lunar caustic