arsenic acid


noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, H3AsO4⋅½H2O, used chiefly in the manufacture of arsenates.

Origin of arsenic acid

First recorded in 1795–1805

British Dictionary definitions for arsenic acid

arsenic acid

noun

a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H 3 AsO 4

Medical definitions for arsenic acid

arsenic acid
[ är-sĕnĭk ]

n.

A poisonous, white, translucent crystalline compound used to manufacture medical arsenates.