Definitions
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- noun (Chem.) Same as
cacodylic acid .
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- noun chemistry
cacodylic acid
Etymologies
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Blend of alkarsin and oxygen
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Examples
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The substance called alkargen, discovered by Bunsen, which contains a very large quantity of arsenic, and approaches very closely in composition to the organic arsenious compounds found in the body, has not the slightest injurious action upon the organism.”
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) John Stuart Mill 1839
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The substance called alkargen, discovered by Bunsen, which contains a very large quantity of arsenic, and approaches very closely in composition to the organic arsenious compounds found in the body, has not the slightest injurious action upon the organism.”
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839
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