Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunar caustic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: lu-nar -caus-tic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing and as a disinfectant before modern antibiotics.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, the doctor soon relieved his sufferings, though the treatment was severe; nothing short of an application of lunar caustic allayed the inflammation."

Etymology

From lunar (“[alchemical] silver”) + caustic.

Usage

Synonyms

infernal stone lapis infernalis

Questions

What does lunar caustic mean?: Silver nitrate fused into a stick and used for cauterizing and as a disinfectant before modern antibiotics.
Where does lunar caustic come from?: From lunar (“[alchemical] silver”) + caustic.

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