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A chemical compound with the property of making silver salts water-soluble. This property was discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1819, who recommended it as a fixer in photographic processing. It is also used in conservation practice as a cleaning agent for silver and silver-gilt surfaces, and removing silver chloride from wet-washed paper and wet-washed textiles.

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