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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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