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: WordNet

Synonyms

arsenic ratsbane arsenic trioxide arsenous anhydride arsenous oxide arsenious acid arsenolite white arsenic oxide arsenious oxide arsenic white arsenic sesquioxide arsenous trioxide

Hypernyms

trioxide

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. Source: Internet

Shortly thereafter, he died of white arsenic poisoning, according to a legend - because of his sister. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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