lewisite

lewisite
noun Etymology: Winford L. Lewis died 1943 American chemist Date: 1895 a colorless or brown vesicant liquid C2H2AsCl3 developed as a poison gas for war use

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  • Lewisite — Formule de la lewisite (2 chloroethenyldichloroarsine) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • lewisite — ● lewisite nom féminin (de W. J. Lewis, nom propre) Titanoantimoniate naturel de calcium et de fer. Chlorarsine Cl2As―CH≅CHCl douée de propriétés vésicantes et toxiques, qui l ont fait employer comme gaz de combat. (Son antidote biochimique est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lewisite — ☆ lewisite [lo͞o′is īt΄ ] n. [after W. L. Lewis (1878 1943), U.S. chemist] a pale yellow, odorless arsenical compound, ClCH=CHAsCl2, used as a blistering poison gas …   English World dictionary

  • Lewisite — Chembox new Name = Lewisite ImageFile = Lewisite.svg ImageSize = ImageName = Lewisite IUPACName = 2 chloroethenyldichloroarsine Reference = [ [http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5372798 loc=ec rcs Lewisite I Compound Summary] …   Wikipedia

  • lewisite — /looh euh suyt /, n. a pale yellow, odorless compound, C2H2AsCl3, used as a blister gas in World War I. [1920 25; named after Winford Lee Lewis (1878 1943), American chemist who developed it; see ITE1] * * * ▪ chemical compound       in chemical… …   Universalium

  • lewisite — A war gas. It is a vesicant, a lung irritant like mustard gas, a systemic poison entering the circulation through the lungs or skin, and a mitotic poison arresting mitosis in the metaphase; …   Medical dictionary

  • lewisite — liuizitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kovinė nuodingoji medžiaga. formulė ClCH=CHAsCl₂ atitikmenys: angl. lewisite rus. люизит ryšiai: sinonimas – 2 chloretenildichlorarsinas …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • lewisite — liuizitas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Pūliuojamoji patvarioji kovinė nuodingoji medžiaga. Riebus tamsus skystis, blogai tirpsta vandenyje, gerai – organiniuose tirpikliuose, kitose nuodingosiose medžiagose. Kovinė …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • lewisite — le·wi·sì·te s.f. 1. TS mineral. minerale raro di colore giallo, costituito prevalentemente da antimonio, calcio e titanio 2. TS chim. composto derivato dal tricloruro di arsenico, fortemente tossico, usato come aggressivo chimico {{line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • lewisite — {{hw}}{{lewisite}}{{/hw}}s. f. Minerale cristallino, di aspetto dal giallo al bruno, contenente titanio, antimonio, calcio e ferro …   Enciclopedia di italiano

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