Arsenic Trioxide (Noun)
Meaning
A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The factory produced arsenic trioxide as a byproduct of smelting copper and lead ores.
- Arsenic trioxide was used as a pesticide to control rodents and other pests in agricultural fields.
- The glassmaker added a small amount of arsenic trioxide to the molten glass to remove impurities and improve clarity.
- The weed killer contained arsenic trioxide, which was toxic to most plant species.
- In the past, arsenic trioxide was used as a medicine to treat certain diseases, but its toxicity made it a hazardous treatment.