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diphenylcyanoarsine

diphenylcyanoarsine noun: a chemical compound that forms colourless, garlic-smelling crystals and causes nausea and headaches, used as a weapon by the Germans during World War I.

Noun

diphenylcyanoarsine (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound that forms colourless, garlic-smelling crystals and causes nausea and headaches, used as a weapon by the Germans during World War I.

Origin of diphenylcyanoarsine

From diphenyl + cyano- + arsine.

Questions about diphenylcyanoarsine

What does diphenylcyanoarsine mean?
Diphenylcyanoarsine means a chemical compound that forms colourless, garlic-smelling crystals and causes nausea and headaches, used as a weapon by the Germans during World War I.
What part of speech is diphenylcyanoarsine?
Diphenylcyanoarsine is a noun.

Words near diphenylcyanoarsine in the dictionary

  1. diphenylamines
  2. diphenylbutadiene
  3. diphenylbutylpiperidine
  4. diphenylbutylpiperidines
  5. diphenylchlorarsine
  6. diphenylcyanoarsine
  7. diphenylcyclopropenone
  8. diphenylcyclopropenones
  9. diphenyldichloromethane
  10. diphenyldichlorosilane
  11. diphenylene

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