arsenic acid

ar·sen·ic acid

A0439800 (är-sĕn′ĭk)n. A poisonous, hygroscopic, white, translucent crystalline compound, H₃AsO₄, occurring chiefly in its hemihydrate form, used to manufacture arsenates and glass, and in treating wood.

arsenic acid

n (Elements & Compounds) a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4

arsen′ic ac′id

n. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, H₃AsO₄∙½H₂O, used esp. in the manufacture of arsenates. [1795]

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arsenic acid - an acid formed from arsenic pentoxideacid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt