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/led/, Chem.a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO4, used as an insecticide.[1900-05]
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lead arsenate — n an arsenate of lead esp either of the two salts PbHAsO4 and Pb3(AsO4)2 formerly used as insecticides … Medical dictionary
lead arsenate — n. a very poisonous, colorless, crystalline compound, Pb3 (AsO4) 2, used as an insecticide or herbicide … English World dictionary
lead arsenate — noun a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide • Hypernyms: ↑insecticide, ↑insect powder * * * ˈled noun : an arsenate of lead: as a. : a crystalline acid salt PbHAsO4 made usually by reaction of lead monoxide with arsenic… … Useful english dictionary
lead arsenate — lead′ ar′senate [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. chem. a white, crystalline, water insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO4, used as an insecticide • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
lead arsenate — noun Date: circa 1903 an arsenate of lead: as a. an acid salt PbHAsO4 used especially as an insecticide b. a neutral salt Pb3(AsO4)2 used especially as an insecticide … New Collegiate Dictionary
lead arsenate — /lɛd ˈasəneɪt/ (say led ahsuhnayt) noun plumbous arsenate, Pb3– (AsO4)2, a very poisonous crystalline compound, used as an insecticide and fungicide …
acid lead arsenate — noun see lead arsenate … Useful english dictionary
basic lead arsenate — noun see lead arsenate … Useful english dictionary
standard lead arsenate — noun see lead arsenate … Useful english dictionary
Lead hydrogen arsenate — Lead hydrogen arsenate, also called lead arsenate, acid lead arsenate or LA, chemical formula PbHAsO4, is an inorganic insecticide used primarily against the potato beetle.ChemistryIt is usually produced using the following reaction:Pb(NO3)2( aq… … Wikipedia
