Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oily, colorless to violet or brown liquid, C2H2AsCl3, used to make a highly toxic gas weapon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A titano-anti-monate of calcium occurring in minute yellow to brown octahedrons: found in the gravels of Tripuhy, Minas Geraes, Brazil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
organoarsenic compound used as achemical weapon .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Conant had supervised the production of a poison gas (never used) called lewisite during World War I, and shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he was invited to join a government body created to oversee scientific contributions to military research.
The Quiet American Menand, Louis 1994
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The corps found an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010
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The Corps discovered an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
daytondailynews.com - News BRETT ZONGKER 2010
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The Corps discovered an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
daytondailynews.com - News BRETT ZONGKER 2010
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The Corps discovered an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
daytondailynews.com - News BRETT ZONGKER 2010
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The corps found an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010
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The Corps discovered an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University.
daytondailynews.com - News BRETT ZONGKER 2010
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In 2008, the arsenal temporarily closed to the public after the chemical agent lewisite was found.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Now Officially A Wildlife Refuge AP 2010
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In 2008, the arsenal temporarily closed to the public after the chemical agent lewisite was found.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Now Officially A Wildlife Refuge AP 2010
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In 2008, the arsenal temporarily closed to the public after the chemical agent lewisite was found.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Now Officially A Wildlife Refuge AP 2010
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