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Arsenical

noun
1.
A pesticide or drug containing arsenic.
adjective
1.
Relating to or containing arsenic.





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"Arsenical" Quotes from Famous Books



... manganese. cobalt cobalt Nitre of cobalt. nickel nickel Nitre of nickel. lead lead Saturnine nitre. Nitre of lead. tin tin Nitre of tin. copper copper Nitre of copper or of Venus. bismuth bismuth Nitre of bismuth. antimony antimony Nitre of antimony. arsenic arsenic Arsenical nitre. mercury mercury Mercurial nitre. silver silver Nitre of silver or luna. Lunar caustic. gold gold Nitre of gold. platina platina ...
— Elements of Chemistry, - In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries • Antoine Lavoisier
... be applied in a stronger mixture than other arsenical poisons without injuring the foliage. It is, therefore, much used against beetles and other insects that are hard to poison, as elm-leaf beetle and canker-worm. It comes in the form of a paste and should be mixed thoroughly with a small quantity of water before placing in the sprayer, else the ...
— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey
... springs produce the strongest arsenical water as yet discovered. Near them, but still on the same side of the river, are the springs of the Puits de la Plage, 81, and of the Puits Central, 104, mineralised more feebly, but in the same proportions. The two springs Fenestre, on the opposite side of the river, ...
— The South of France--East Half • Charles Bertram Black
... tremendous capsize from bad riding, a common occurrence with most after-riders who have been employed in my service. The afternoon was spent in drying the mane of the wet lion, skinning out the feet, and preserving the skin with alum and arsenical soap. ...
— Forest & Frontiers • G. A. Henty
... arsenic, orpiment and realgar, are formed both as primary minerals of igneous source and as secondary products of weathering. They are rather characteristic of the oxide zones of certain arsenical metallic ores, and are believed in many cases to have formed from arsenopyrite. They are mined on ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith


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