Arsenic Acid Definition

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A poisonous, hygroscopic, white, translucent crystalline compound, H3 AsO4 , occurring chiefly in its hemihydrate form, used to manufacture arsenates and glass, and in treating wood.
American Heritage
A white, poisonous, crystalline compound, H3AsO4, used to make insecticides, medicines, etc.
Webster's New World

(inorganic chemistry) A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H3AsO4, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.

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