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fowler's solution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
fowler's -so-lu-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786.

Usage

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What does fowler's solution mean?
An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.
Where does fowler's solution come from?
Named after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786.

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