| subnitrate | A basic nitrate; a salt of nitric acid having one or more atoms of the base still capable of combining with the acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bismuth subnitrate | A basic salt, the composition of which varies with the conditions of preparation; used internally as an intestinal astringent and externally as a mild astringent and antiseptic; the metal is used as an electron microscope stain for nucleic acids. Synonym: bismuth oxynitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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