arsenic trichloride
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless or yellow, oily, poisonous liquid, AsCl3, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of organic arsenicals.
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Also called butter of arsenic.
Words nearby arsenic trichloride
arsenic, arsenic acid, arsenical, arsenicalism, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite
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