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lewisite

lewisite noun: an organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.

Noun

lewisite (uncountable)

  1. An organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.

lewisite meaning in Tamil

lewisite in Tamil

இலுவிசைற்று, லூவிசைட்

Origin of lewisite

From Lewis + -ite. Named after American chemist and soldier Winford Lee Lewis.

Words formed from lewisite

Questions about lewisite

What does lewisite mean?
Lewisite means an organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.
What is lewisite in Tamil?
Lewisite in Tamil is இலுவிசைற்று, லூவிசைட். See Lewisite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lewisite?
Lewisite is a noun.

Words near lewisite in the dictionary

  1. lewises
  2. Lewisham
  3. lewisia
  4. Lewisian
  5. lewisias
  6. lewisite
  7. Lewison
  8. Lewisons
  9. Lewisporte
  10. lewisson
  11. lewissons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lewisite (page history and authors); lewisite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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