a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
arsenic acid in American English
a white, poisonous, crystalline compound, H3AsO4, used to make insecticides, medicines, etc.
arsenic acid in American English
noun
Chemistry
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, H3AsO4⋅1⁄2H2O, used chiefly in the manufacture of arsenates
Word origin
[1795–1805]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: oxidize, sensitivity, sharpshooter, unilateral, wrecker