HyperDic: ratsbane

English > 1 sense of the word ratsbane:
NOUNsubstanceratsbane, arsenic, arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, white arsenica white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic
English > ratsbane: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.
Synonymsarsenic, arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, white arsenic
BroadertrioxideAn oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Spanishanhídrido arsenioso, arsénico, óxido arsenioso, trióxido de arsénico
Catalanòxid d'arsènic

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