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lewisite
[ loo-uh-sahyt ]
noun
- a pale yellow, odorless compound, C 2 H 2 AsCl 3 , used as a blister gas in World War I.
lewisite
/ ˈluːɪˌsaɪt /
noun
- a colourless oily poisonous liquid with an odour resembling that of geraniums, having a powerful vesicant action and used as a war gas; 1-chloro-2-dichloroarsinoethene. Formula: ClCH:CHAsCl 2
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lewisite1
C20: named after W. L. Lewis (1878–1943), US chemist
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Example Sentences
It contains a specimen of the deadliest poison ever known, 'Lewisite,' the product of an American scientist.
From Project Gutenberg
That fellow would get us with his Lewisite gas before we could discover and destroy him.
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