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ARSENIC TRIOXIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arsenic trioxide mean?
• ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (noun)
The noun ARSENIC TRIOXIDE has 1 sense:
1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
Familiarity information: ARSENIC TRIOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
arsenic; arsenic trioxide; arsenous anhydride; arsenous oxide; ratsbane; white arsenic
Hypernyms ("arsenic trioxide" is a kind of...):
trioxide (an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule)
Context examples
Compared to inorganic arsenic compounds such as arsenic trioxide (As2O3), darinaparsin appears to exhibit a wide therapeutic window.
(Darinaparsin, NCI Thesaurus)
The mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is not completely understood.
(Arsenic trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)
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