Adamsite
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of -rs-nic and used as a har-ssing agent.
noun
a yellow poisonous crystalline solid that readily sublimes; diphenylaminechlorarsine. it is used in chemical warfare as a vomiting agent. formula: c6h4asclnhc6h4; relative density: 1.65; melting pt: 195°c; boiling pt: 410°c also called phenarsazine chloride
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