Arsenic trioxide
a white, tasteless, amorphous, slightly water-soluble, poisonous powder, as 2 o 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of pigments and gl-ss and as an insecticide or weed-killer; -rs-nous acid.
noun
a white poisonous powder used in the manufacture of gl-ss and as an insecticide, rat poison, and weedkiller. formula: as2o3 also called -rs-nic
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containing or relating to . any of a group of pesticides, drugs, or other compounds containing . historical examples -rs-nical soaps, &c.—-rs-nic is used in preserving the skins of animals. poisons: their effects and detection alexander wynter blyth -rs-nical compounds have supplanted practically all other substances used to combat external biting insects. apple growing m. […]
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a compound containing two elements of which -rs-nic is the negative one, as silver -rs-nide, ag 3 as. noun a compound in which -rs-nic is the most electronegative element
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. historical examples -rs-nious oxide is also used as a chemical reagent in gl-ss making and in the dye industry. an elementary study of chemistry william mcpherson -rs-nious acid is found in commerce in the form of a white powder or in small opaque cakes. memoranda on poisons thomas hawkes tanner -rs-nious acid, if present, […]