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Arsenic trioxide

As2 O3 A toxic compound, slightly soluble in water; octahedral crystals change to the monoclinic form by heating at 200_C; occurs naturally as arsenolite and claudetite; used in small quantities in some medicinal preparations. Also known as arsenic oxide; arsenious acid.

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