sodium arsenate

noun

: an arsenate of sodium: such as

a

: the poisonous secondary orthoarsenate Na₂HAsO₄ or its hydrates that are used chiefly in dyeing and in medicine

b

: the poisonous normal orthoarsenate Na₃AsO₄.12H₂O used chiefly in making other arsenates and insecticides

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