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Definition of lewisite in English: lewisitenoun ˈluːɪsʌɪtˈlo͞oəˌsīt mass nounA dark oily liquid producing an irritant gas that causes blisters, developed for use in chemical warfare. An organic compound of arsenic; chemical formula: ClCHCHAsCl₂ Example sentencesExamples - Among the CW agents produced were phosgene, mustard, lewisite, hydrogen cyanide, and diphenyl cyanarsine.
- The chemicals, confiscated from Hitler's Third Reich at the end of the second world war, were mustard gas, phosgene, tabun and lewisite, all of which can inflict appalling injuries.
- This target list usually included sarin, soman, mustard, lewisite, cyclosarin, and fats, oils and wax to name a few.
Origin 1920s: named after Winford L. Lewis (1878–1943), American chemist. Definition of lewisite in US English: lewisitenounˈlo͞oəˌsīt A dark oily liquid producing an irritant gas that causes blisters, developed for use in chemical warfare. An organic compound of arsenic; chemical formula: ClCHCHAsCl₂ Example sentencesExamples - This target list usually included sarin, soman, mustard, lewisite, cyclosarin, and fats, oils and wax to name a few.
- Among the CW agents produced were phosgene, mustard, lewisite, hydrogen cyanide, and diphenyl cyanarsine.
- The chemicals, confiscated from Hitler's Third Reich at the end of the second world war, were mustard gas, phosgene, tabun and lewisite, all of which can inflict appalling injuries.
Origin 1920s: named after Winford L. Lewis (1878–1943), American chemist. |