white arsenic
Noun
Meaning
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
Source: WordNetSynonyms
arsenic
ratsbane
arsenic trioxide
arsenous anhydride
arsenous oxide
arsenious acid
arsenolite
white arsenic oxide
arsenious oxide
arsenic white
arsenic sesquioxide
arsenous trioxide
Hypernyms
Examples
Arsenic forms colorless, odorless, crystalline oxides As 2 O 3 (" white arsenic ") and As 2 O 5 which are hygroscopic and readily soluble in water to form acidic solutions.
Shortly thereafter, he died of white arsenic poisoning, according to a legend - because of his sister.