Chemicals and Drugs

Silver Nitrate

A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
AgNO3
Molecular Weight
169.873 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7761-88-8
IUPAC Name
silver nitrate
InChIKey
SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+]
MeSH Unique ID
D012835
Source
PubChem CID 24470

MeSH Record

Classification

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Alcoholic Silver Nitrate
  • Silver Nitrate, Silver (2+) Salt (2:1)
  • Silver Nitrate, Alcoholic

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

SILVER NITRATE STAINING see SILVER STAINING is also available

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.625w.525w.550w.850w
  2. D01w.847.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Silver Nitrate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012835. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012835
  2. Silver Nitrate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_nitrate
  3. Silver Nitrate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207442
  4. Silver Nitrate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 24470. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24470