Arsenic
Related Definitions
[n] a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
[n] a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer
Related Terms
antimony, arsenic trioxide, beryllium, bichloride of mercury, cadmium, carbolic acid, carbon monoxide, carbon tetrachloride, chlorine, cyanide, DDD, DDT, hydrocyanic acid, hyoscyamine, lead, mercuric chloride, mercury, mustard gas, nicotine, Paris green,