Lewisite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An oily, colorless to violet or brown liquid, C2H2AsCl3, used to make a highly toxic gas weapon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A titano-anti-monate of calcium occurring in minute yellow to brown octahedrons: found in the gravels of Tripuhy, Minas Geraes, Brazil.
    • Word Usage
    "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."
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