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lewisite

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lew·is·ite  (l-st)
n.
An oily, colorless to violet or brown liquid, C2H2AsCl3, used to make a highly toxic gas weapon.
[After Winford Lee Lewis (1878-1943), American chemist.]
lewisite [ˈluːɪˌsaɪt]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless oily poisonous liquid with an odour resembling that of geraniums, having a powerful vesicant action and used as a war gas; 1-chloro-2-dichloroarsinoethene. Formula: ClCH:CHAsCl2
[named after W. L. Lewis (1878-1943), US chemist]


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