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arsenic trioxide
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noun Chemistry.
a white, tasteless, amorphous, slightly water-soluble, poisonous powder, As2O3, used chiefly in the manufacture of pigments and glass and as an insecticide or weed-killer; arsenous acid.
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Words nearby arsenic trioxide
arsenic acid, arsenical, arsenicalism, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted
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arsenic trioxide
noun
a white poisonous powder used in the manufacture of glass and as an insecticide, rat poison, and weedkiller. Formula: As 2 O 3Also called: arsenic
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