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lapis infernalis

lapis infernalis noun: fused silver nitrate, formerly used in cauterization.

Noun

lapis infernalis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Fused silver nitrate, formerly used in cauterization
    Synonyms:
    lunar caustic

Synonyms of lapis infernalis

Origin of lapis infernalis

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

Questions about lapis infernalis

What does lapis infernalis mean?
Lapis infernalis means fused silver nitrate, formerly used in cauterization.
What part of speech is lapis infernalis?
Lapis infernalis is a noun.

Words near lapis infernalis in the dictionary

  1. Lapinski
  2. Lapinskis
  3. lapis
  4. lapis armenus
  5. lapis calaminaris
  6. lapis infernalis
  7. lapis lazuli
  8. lapis lazulis
  9. lapises
  10. lapislazzuli
  11. Lapita

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