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White arsenic

white arsenic --> arsenic trioxide

As2O3;dissolves in water to give arsenous acid, H3AsO3; used in the treatment of skin diseases and malaria, and as a tonic; also used externally as a caustic.

Synonym: arsenous oxide, white arsenic.


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