“adamsite”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

adamsite

释义

▪ I. adamsite¹ Min.|ˈædəmzaɪt|
A synonym of muscovite.
1837–80Dana Mineral. 311 A greenish-black mica, constituting a micaceous schist or rock in Derby, Vt.—the so-called Adamsite of Shepard.
▪ II. adamsite²|ˈædəmzaɪt|
[f. the name of Roger Adams (b. 1889), an American chemist: see -ite¹.]
An arsenical compound for use in chemical warfare, etc.
1923Nature 17 Nov. 742/2 The most remarkable results were obtained with an arsenic compound, phenarsazine, known in poison-gas warfare under the names ‘D.M.’ and ‘Adamsite’.1937A. M. Prentiss Chemicals in War iii. xiii. 275 Adamsite (DM), used for cloud attack primarily against an enemy's forward elements to cause temporary casualties.1961Guardian 17 Mar. 1/7 A gas called Adamsite..similar but superior to the German gases..intended to make troops vomit and to tear off gas masks.

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