lead arsenate
noun
: an arsenate of lead: such as
a
: an acid salt PbHAsO4 used especially as an insecticide
b
: a neutral salt Pb3(AsO4)2 used especially as an insecticide
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Throughout the early part of the 20th century, apples and other crops were commonly sprayed with lead arsenate, and neither lead nor arsenic readily washes out of soils.
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Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
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