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Arsenical

noun

A pesticide or drug containing arsenic.

adjective

Relating to or containing arsenic.

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... a chaos—world, or one thing which includes all: this is the character of antimony, wherein is found gold, with plenty of an arsenical corrosive. ...

— On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art • James Mactear

... remedies are (1) clipping off and burning the nests when small, and (2) spraying the foliage with arsenical poison. ...

— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Sixth Annual Meeting. Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 • Various

... the use of an arsenical paste is a most admirable method of treatment, although somewhat painful. The paste is made of one part powdered acacia and one to two parts arsenious acid; at the time of application sufficient water is added to make a paste. This is applied thickly, ...

— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon

... be known by its peculiar alliaceous odor. Arsenic is vaporized from its metallic state, and likewise from its alloys. Several compounds which contain arsenic will also sublime, such as the arsenical cobalt. Place in the bulb a small piece of arsenical cobalt or "fly-stone," and apply heat. The sulphide of arsenic will first rise, but soon the arsenic will adhere to the ...

— A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe • Anonymous

... 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

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