lead arsenate
noun
: an arsenate of lead: such as
a
: an acid salt PbHAsO4 used especially as an insecticide
b
: a neutral salt Pb3(AsO4)2 used especially as an insecticide
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Throughout the early part of the 20th century, apples and other crops were commonly sprayed with lead arsenate, and neither lead nor arsenic readily washes out of soils. 
Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1903, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lead arsenate
noun
: an arsenate of lead
especially : either of the two salts PbHAsO4 and Pb3(AsO4)2 formerly used as insecticides
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