LEWISITE


Meaning of LEWISITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlü-ə-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: Winford L. Lewis died 1943 American chemist

Date: 1895

: a colorless or brown vesicant liquid C 2 H 2 AsCl 3 developed as a poison gas for war use

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