lead arsenate
[ led ]
nounChemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO4, used as an insecticide.
Origin of lead arsenate
1First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for lead arsenate
lead arsenate
/ (lɛd) /
noun
a white insoluble toxic crystalline powder used as an insecticide and fungicide. Formula: Pb 3 (AsO 4) 2
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