silver iodide
noun
: a compound AgI that darkens on exposure to light and is used in photography, rainmaking, and medicine
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And in some countries, hail-fighting planes dust clouds with silver iodide, a substance that helps small droplets to freeze, hindering the growth of large hailstones.
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Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
Aircraft fly through existing clouds and inject the tiny particles, like silver iodide, with the goal of creating more water or ice droplets.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
This is a technique that involves aircraft or drones adding an electrical charge or chemicals such as silver iodide to clouds, in order to create rainfall.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The acetone, which is used when releasing silver iodide particles from the ground, converts into water and carbon dioxide, a spokesperson for the agency said.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
Aircraft fly through existing clouds and inject the tiny particles, like silver iodide, with the goal of creating more water or ice droplets.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
This is a technique that involves aircraft or drones adding an electrical charge or chemicals such as silver iodide to clouds, in order to create rainfall.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The acetone, which is used when releasing silver iodide particles from the ground, converts into water and carbon dioxide, a spokesperson for the agency said.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Silver iodide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20iodide. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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