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Fowler's solution

Fowler's solution noun: an aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.

Noun

Fowler's solution (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.

Origin of Fowler's solution

Named after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786.

Questions about Fowler's solution

What does Fowler's solution mean?
Fowler's solution means an aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.
What part of speech is Fowler's solution?
Fowler's solution is a noun.

Words near Fowler's solution in the dictionary

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  4. Fowler's method
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  6. Fowler's solution
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  8. Fowler's technique
  9. Fowler's toad
  10. Fowler's toads
  11. Fowlerian

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