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lewisite

[ loo-uh-sahyt ]

noun

  1. a pale yellow, odorless compound, C 2 H 2 AsCl 3 , used as a blister gas in World War I.


lewisite

/ ˈluːɪˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a colourless oily poisonous liquid with an odour resembling that of geraniums, having a powerful vesicant action and used as a war gas; 1-chloro-2-dichloroarsinoethene. Formula: ClCH:CHAsCl 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lewisite1

1920–25; named after Winford Lee Lewis (1878–1943), American chemist who developed it; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lewisite1

C20: named after W. L. Lewis (1878–1943), US chemist
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Example Sentences

It contains a specimen of the deadliest poison ever known, 'Lewisite,' the product of an American scientist.

That fellow would get us with his Lewisite gas before we could discover and destroy him.

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LewishamLewis, John L.