lunar caustic
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lunar caustic
[′lün·ər ′kȯs·tik] (materials)
A form of toughened silver nitrate consisting of 97-98% silver nitrate and 2-3% silver chloride. Also known as fused silver nitrate; molded silver nitrate.
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The final scene of
Lunar Caustic has him throwing his empty whisky bottle at an obscene drawing on the wall of the lavatory, and then cowering with more whisky in a dark corner of the tavern.
Works published posthumously include
Lunar Caustic (1958), fictionalizing Lowry's experience as an alcoholic in New York's Bellevue Hospital, and Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place (1961), stories heavily influenced by his Canadian experiences.
Lunar Caustic (1958), a novella, describes Lowry's experiences in Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated for alcoholism, after being picked up drunk off the streets of New York City.
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