a pale-yellow, odorless arsenical compound, ClCH=CHAsCl, used as a blistering poison gas
Origin of lewisite
after W. L. Lewis (1878-1943), United States chemistlewisite
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lewisite
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An oily, colorless to violet or brown liquid, C2H2AsCl3, used to make a highly toxic gas weapon.
Origin of lewisite
After Winford Lee Lewis (1878-1943), American chemistTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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