arsenious acid

Variant of arsenous acid

arsenous acid definition

arsenous acid

a toxic white powder, AsO, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
also called arsenic trioxide or arsenious acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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