Argentic

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  • adjective. Of or containing silver.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing silver in chemical combination. See argentous.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion.
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  • adjective. Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
  • adjective. Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
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  • adjective. relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent
    • Word Usage
    "The facility with which it reduces alkaline cupric, argentic, bismuthous, ferric, mercuric salts, indigo and potassic picrate and chromate solutions has been utilized for the preparation of several ready methods for its determination."
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    argentous  
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