arsenic acid

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, H3AsO4⋅½H2O, used chiefly in the manufacture of arsenates.

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Origin of arsenic acid

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby arsenic acid

arsen-, arsenal, arsenate, arseniasis, arsenic, arsenic acid, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenical
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British Dictionary definitions for arsenic acid

arsenic acid

noun

a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H 3 AsO 4
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Medical definitions for arsenic acid

arsenic acid
[ är-sĕn′ĭk ]

n.

A poisonous, white, translucent crystalline compound used to manufacture medical arsenates.
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