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sodium arsenite

noun Chemistry.

a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO2, used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.

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Nearby words

  1. sodio-,
  2. sodium,
  3. sodium amide,
  4. sodium ammonium phosphate,
  5. sodium amytal,
  6. sodium barbital,
  7. sodium benzoate,
  8. sodium bicarbonate,
  9. sodium bichromate,
  10. sodium bisulfate
Also called sodium meta-arsenite.
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