单词 | adamsite |
释义 | adamsite[ ad-uhm-zahyt ] / ˈæd əmˌzaɪt / noun Chemistry, Military.a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent. Also called phenarsazine chloride, diphenylaminechlorarsine, diphenylaminechloroarsine. Origin of adamsite1920–25; named after R. Adams; see -ite1 Words nearby adamsiteAdam's ale, Adams, Ansel, Adam's apple, Adam's Bridge, Adam's cup, adamsite, Adams, John, Adams, John Quincy, Adam's-needle, Adams, Samuel, Adams-Stokes syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for adamsiteadamsite / (ˈædəmˌzaɪt) / nouna yellow poisonous crystalline solid that readily sublimes; diphenylaminechlorarsine. It is used in chemical warfare as a vomiting agent. Formula: C 6 H 4 AsClNHC 6 H 4; relative density: 1.65; melting pt: 195°C; boiling pt: 410°CAlso called: phenarsazine chloride Word Origin for adamsiteC20: named after Roger Adams (1899–1971), American chemist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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