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Definition of Adamsite
1. Noun. An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adamsite
1. a lung-irritating gas [n -S]
Medical Definition of Adamsite
1. A vomiting agent that has been used in military training and in riot control. Origin: Roger Adams, Am. Chemist (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adamsite
Literary usage of Adamsite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Review of International Technologies for Destruction of Recovered Chemical by National Research Council (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S. (2006)
"In contrast, adamsite (in the form of hard, solid cylinders) is milled to ...
The products of blister agent neutralization and adamsite milling are mixed ..."
2. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Francis Mills Turner, Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer, William Parker Cutter, John Helfrich, Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"adamsite.* A military poison gas developed and used by the US Navy during the
late war. Adeps, USP, BP Lard. Adeps Lanae, USP, BP See Lanum. ..."
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