lewisite /lo̅o̅″isīt/ [Winford L. Lewis, American chemist, 1878–1943] , 2-chlorovinyl arsine, a poisonous blister gas used in World War I that causes irritation of the lungs, dyspnea, damage to the tissues of the respiratory tract, tears, and pain.
lewisite /lo̅o̅″isīt/ [Winford L. Lewis, American chemist, 1878–1943] , 2-chlorovinyl arsine, a poisonous blister gas used in World War I that causes irritation of the lungs, dyspnea, damage to the tissues of the respiratory tract, tears, and pain.