English Explanatory Dictionary

lapis infernalis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fused silver nitrate, formerly used in cauterization

Word forms

lapis infernalis

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lapis īnfernālis (literally “infernal stone”).

Synonyms

lunar caustic
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