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arsenic trioxide

DEFINITIONS OF: arsenic trioxide

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n a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer

Synonyms:
arsenic, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic
Type of:
trioxide
an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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