silver iodide
noun
: a compound AgI that darkens on exposure to light and is used in photography, rainmaking, and medicine
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Cloud seeding is when clouds are injected with a compound, like silver iodide, that act as condensation or ice nuclei in an attempt to to help stimulate and boost rainfall or snowfall, according to Britannica.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
And honestly, the environmental implications of basically covering the earth with this, coupled with the implications of potentially using silver iodide — those would cause far more pressing issues than the tornado itself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 July 2024
The approach typically involves spraying silver iodide into clouds to draw water out of the atmosphere and produce snow or rain.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The crystalline silver iodide particles have a structure similar to ice—and inside a cloud, like attracts like.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2021
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
And honestly, the environmental implications of basically covering the earth with this, coupled with the implications of potentially using silver iodide — those would cause far more pressing issues than the tornado itself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 July 2024
The approach typically involves spraying silver iodide into clouds to draw water out of the atmosphere and produce snow or rain.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The crystalline silver iodide particles have a structure similar to ice—and inside a cloud, like attracts like.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2021
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“Silver iodide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20iodide. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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