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Definition of Lewisite
1. a vesicant liquid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lewisite
1. C2H2AsCl3; dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine;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; dimercaprol is the antidote. Synonym: beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine. Origin: W. Lee Lewis, U.S. Chemist 1898-1943 (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Lewisite
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.) (2006)
"Hydrolysis with aqueous sodium hydroxide was used to destroy mustard agent,
lewisite, and a mixture of mustard agent and lewisite contained in unearthed ..."
2. Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"In one sense lewisite can be termed a development of mustard gas, ... Like mustard,
lewisite is a so-called vesicant, a substance which blisters the skin, ..."
3. Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"In one sense lewisite can be termed a development of mustard gas, ... Like mustard,
lewisite is a so-called vesicant, a substance which blisters the skin, ..."
4. U. S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Impact on the Health of the Persian by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"VX has a cumulative effect.41 Vesicants and Blood Agents lewisite - A vesicant
toxic agent, industrial lewisite is a dark-brown liquid with a strong smell. ..."
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