silver proteinate

English

Noun

silver proteinate (uncountable)

  1. A substance made of silver and albumin, used in carbohydrate electron microscopy and historically to treat gonorrhea before the discovery of antibiotics.
    Synonyms: (archaic) argentoproteinum, protargol
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