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silver bromide
noun
: a compound AgBr that is extremely sensitive to light and is much used for photographic materials
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Inside the surfaces of the tables sat detector plates filled with gel and silver bromide crystals that would, over time, react with the muons and build up a muographic negative of the above tombs.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
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First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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“Silver bromide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bromide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
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silver bromide
noun
: a compound that is easily affected by light and is much used in photography
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