argentic, a. Chem.
(ɑːˈdʒɛntɪk)
[f. L. argent-um silver + -ic.]
Containing silver in chemical composition. Applied to compounds in which silver combines as a monad, as argentic chloride, AgCl, occurring native as horn-silver; argentic nitrate, AgNO3, lunar caustic.
| 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 300 The use of argentic iodide in photography. |