Lewisite, the Glossary
Lewisite (L) (A-243) is an organoarsenic compound.[1]
Table of Contents
105 relations: Acetyl-CoA, Acetylene, Airway management, Allergy, Antifreeze, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Arsenic, Arsenic poisoning, Arsenic trichloride, Basal-cell carcinoma, Battle of Bakhmut, Bleach, Blepharospasm, Blister, Blister agent, Blue Cross (chemical warfare), Bronchitis, Capillary, Carcinogen, Catholic University of America, Chemical burn, Chemical warfare, Chemical Weapons Convention, China, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Cis–trans isomerism, Citric acid cycle, Cleveland, Conformational isomerism, Conjunctivitis, Contraindication, Cough, Decontamination, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Dermatitis, Deseret Chemical Depot, Dimercaprol, Diplopia, Doping (semiconductor), Ethyldichloroarsine, Gallium arsenide, Garlic breath, Gastric lavage, Globe rupture, Glucose, Gulf of Mexico, Hepatotoxicity, Hydrochloric acid, Hydrolysis, ... Expand index (55 more) »
- Arsenic(III) compounds
- Arsenical vesicants
- Organoarsenic chlorides
- World War I chemical weapons
Acetyl-CoA
Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
Acetylene
Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula and structure.
Airway management
Airway management includes a set of maneuvers and medical procedures performed to prevent and relieve airway obstruction.
See Lewisite and Airway management
Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
Antifreeze
An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid.
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (abbreviated as AFU) are the military forces of Ukraine.
See Lewisite and Armed Forces of Ukraine
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and the atomic number 33.
Arsenic poisoning
Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body.
See Lewisite and Arsenic poisoning
Arsenic trichloride
Arsenic trichloride is an inorganic compound with the formula AsCl3, also known as arsenous chloride or butter of arsenic. Lewisite and arsenic trichloride are Arsenic(III) compounds.
See Lewisite and Arsenic trichloride
Basal-cell carcinoma
Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma or rodent ulcer, is the most common type of skin cancer.
See Lewisite and Basal-cell carcinoma
Battle of Bakhmut
The battle of Bakhmut was a major battle between the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces for control of the city of Bakhmut, during the eastern Ukraine campaign, a theatre of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
See Lewisite and Battle of Bakhmut
Bleach
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove colour (whitening) from fabric or fiber (in a process called bleaching) or to disinfect after cleaning.
Blepharospasm
Blepharospasm is a neurological disorder characterized by intermittent, involuntary spasms and contractions of the orbicularis oculi (eyelid) muscles around both eyes.
See Lewisite and Blepharospasm
Blister
A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, usually caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.
Blister agent
A blister agent (or vesicant), is a chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation.
See Lewisite and Blister agent
Blue Cross (chemical warfare)
Blue Cross (Blaukreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of diphenylchloroarsine (DA, Clark I), diphenylcyanoarsine (CDA, Clark II), ethyldichloroarsine (Dick), and/or methyldichloroarsine (Methyldick). Lewisite and Blue Cross (chemical warfare) are organoarsenic chlorides and World War I chemical weapons.
See Lewisite and Blue Cross (chemical warfare)
Bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing.
Capillary
A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system.
Carcinogen
A carcinogen is any agent that promotes the development of cancer.
Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
See Lewisite and Catholic University of America
Chemical burn
A chemical burn occurs when living tissue is exposed to a corrosive substance (such as a strong acid, base or oxidizer) or a cytotoxic agent (such as mustard gas, lewisite or arsine).
See Lewisite and Chemical burn
Chemical warfare
Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.
See Lewisite and Chemical warfare
Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, is an arms control treaty administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
See Lewisite and Chemical Weapons Convention
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
See Lewisite and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic Respiratory Disease
Chronic Respiratory Disease is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research in the field of respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, and obstructive sleep apnea.
See Lewisite and Chronic Respiratory Disease
Cis–trans isomerism
Cis–trans isomerism, also known as geometric isomerism, describes certain arrangements of atoms within molecules.
See Lewisite and Cis–trans isomerism
Citric acid cycle
The citric acid cycle—also known as the Krebs cycle, Szent–Györgyi–Krebs cycle or the TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a series of biochemical reactions to release the energy stored in nutrients through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
See Lewisite and Citric acid cycle
Cleveland
Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Conformational isomerism
In chemistry, conformational isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism in which the isomers can be interconverted just by rotations about formally single bonds (refer to figure on single bond rotation).
See Lewisite and Conformational isomerism
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid.
See Lewisite and Conjunctivitis
Contraindication
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient.
See Lewisite and Contraindication
Cough
A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.
Decontamination
Decontamination (sometimes abbreviated as decon, dcon, or decontam) is the process of removing contaminants on an object or area, including chemicals, micro-organisms or radioactive substances.
See Lewisite and Decontamination
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is both a defense agency and a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives) and supporting the nuclear enterprise.
See Lewisite and Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Dermatitis
Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin, typically characterized by itchiness, redness and a rash.
Deseret Chemical Depot
The Deseret Chemical Depot was a U.S. Army chemical weapon storage area located in Utah, 60 miles (100 km) southwest of Salt Lake City.
See Lewisite and Deseret Chemical Depot
Dimercaprol
Dimercaprol, also called British anti-Lewisite (BAL), is a medication used to treat acute poisoning by arsenic, mercury, gold, and lead.
Diplopia
Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other.
Doping (semiconductor)
In semiconductor production, doping is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic (undoped) semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical, optical and structural properties.
See Lewisite and Doping (semiconductor)
Ethyldichloroarsine
Ethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated as "ED" and "CY" and also known as ethyl Dick, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3CH2AsCl2. Lewisite and Ethyldichloroarsine are Arsenical vesicants and organoarsenic chlorides.
See Lewisite and Ethyldichloroarsine
Gallium arsenide
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a III-V direct band gap semiconductor with a zinc blende crystal structure.
See Lewisite and Gallium arsenide
Garlic breath
Garlic breath is halitosis (bad breath) resulting from the consumption of garlic.
See Lewisite and Garlic breath
Gastric lavage
Gastric lavage, also commonly called stomach pumping or gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach using a tube.
See Lewisite and Gastric lavage
Globe rupture
Open-globe injuries (also called globe rupture, globe laceration, globe penetration, or globe perforation) are full-thickness eye-wall wounds requiring urgent diagnosis and treatment.
See Lewisite and Globe rupture
Glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.
See Lewisite and Gulf of Mexico
Hepatotoxicity
Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage.
See Lewisite and Hepatotoxicity
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl).
See Lewisite and Hydrochloric acid
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
Hypotension
Hypotension, also known as low blood pressure, is a cardiovascular condition characterized by abnormally reduced blood pressure.
Hypovolemia
Hypovolemia, also known as volume depletion or volume contraction, is a state of abnormally low extracellular fluid in the body.
International Agency for Research on Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer, CIRC) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations.
See Lewisite and International Agency for Research on Cancer
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Julius Nieuwland
Julius Aloysius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC, (14 February 1878 – 11 June 1936) was a Belgian-born Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and botany at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
See Lewisite and Julius Nieuwland
Keratitis
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the clear dome on the front surface of the eye, becomes inflamed.
Kidney disease
Kidney disease, or renal disease, technically referred to as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney.
See Lewisite and Kidney disease
Kyiv Post
The Kyiv Post is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
Laryngitis
Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx (voice box).
Lewisite 2
Lewisite 2 (L-2) is an organoarsenic chemical weapon with the formula AsCl(CH. Lewisite and Lewisite 2 are Alkene derivatives, Arsenic(III) compounds, Arsenical vesicants and organoarsenic chlorides.
Lewisite 3
Lewisite 3 (L-3) is an organoarsenic chemical weapon like lewisite 1 and lewisite 2 first synthesized in 1904 by Julius Arthur Nieuwland. Lewisite and lewisite 3 are Alkene derivatives, Arsenic(III) compounds, Arsenical vesicants and Organochlorides.
List of Schedule 1 substances (CWC)
Schedule 1 substances, in the sense of the Chemical Weapons Convention, are chemicals which are feasible either to be used directly as chemical weapons or in the manufacture of chemical weapons, and which have very limited to no use outside of chemical warfare.
See Lewisite and List of Schedule 1 substances (CWC)
Lone pair
In chemistry, a lone pair refers to a pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom in a covalent bondIUPAC Gold Book definition: and is sometimes called an unshared pair or non-bonding pair.
Lung
The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish.
Maloney Hall
Maloney Hall is the home of the Busch School of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America.
Mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation is the medical term for using a machine called a ventilator to fully or partially provide artificial ventilation.
See Lewisite and Mechanical ventilation
Monitoring (medicine)
In medicine, monitoring is the observation of a disease, condition or one or several medical parameters over time.
See Lewisite and Monitoring (medicine)
Mustard gas
Mustard gas or sulfur mustard are names commonly used for the organosulfur chemical compound bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, which has the chemical structure S(CH2CH2Cl)2, as well as other species. Lewisite and mustard gas are Organochlorides and World War I chemical weapons.
Nausea
Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit.
Necrosis
Necrosis is a form of cell injury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis.
Nosebleed
A nosebleed, also known as epistaxis, is an instance of bleeding from the nose.
O-mustard
O-mustard (T) is a vesicant chemical weapon, a type of mustard gas, with around three times the toxicity of the original sulfur mustard.
Ohio
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Organoarsenic chemistry
Organoarsenic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds containing a chemical bond between arsenic and carbon.
See Lewisite and Organoarsenic chemistry
Peanut allergy
Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy to peanuts.
See Lewisite and Peanut allergy
Pelargonium
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills.
Periorbital puffiness
Periorbital puffiness, also known as puffy eyes, or swelling around the eyes, is the appearance of swelling in the tissues around the eyes, called the orbits.
See Lewisite and Periorbital puffiness
Peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central nervous system (CNS).
See Lewisite and Peripheral nervous system
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves.
See Lewisite and Peripheral neuropathy
Photophobia
Photophobia is a medical symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light.
Pneumonitis
Pneumonitis describes general inflammation of lung tissue.
PubChem
PubChem is a database of chemical molecules and their activities against biological assays.
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs.
See Lewisite and Pulmonary edema
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Pyruvate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of pyruvate and a lipoamide to give the acetylated dihydrolipoamide and carbon dioxide.
See Lewisite and Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Respiratory failure
Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be kept at normal levels.
See Lewisite and Respiratory failure
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah.
See Lewisite and Salt Lake City
Seizure
A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough.
See Lewisite and Shortness of breath
Sneeze
A sneeze (also known as sternutation) is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa.
Sodium arsenate
Sodium arsenate is the inorganic compound with the formula Na3AsO4.
See Lewisite and Sodium arsenate
Squamous-cell carcinoma
The term squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC), also known as epidermoid carcinoma, comprises a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells.
See Lewisite and Squamous-cell carcinoma
Structural isomer
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is another compound whose molecule has the same number of atoms of each element, but with logically distinct bonds between them.
See Lewisite and Structural isomer
Suicide inhibition
In biochemistry, suicide inhibition, also known as suicide inactivation or mechanism-based inhibition, is an irreversible form of enzyme inhibition that occurs when an enzyme binds a substrate analog and forms an irreversible complex with it through a covalent bond during the normal catalysis reaction.
See Lewisite and Suicide inhibition
Tears
Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals.
Therapeutic irrigation
In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage is cleaning or rinsing.
See Lewisite and Therapeutic irrigation
Toxic encephalopathy
Toxic encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder caused by exposure to neurotoxic organic solvents such as toluene, following exposure to heavy metals such as manganese, as a side effect of melarsoprol treatment for African trypanosomiasis, adverse effects to prescription drugs, or exposure to extreme concentrations of any natural toxin such as cyanotoxins found in shellfish or freshwater cyanobacteria crusts.
See Lewisite and Toxic encephalopathy
Ulcer (dermatology)
An ulcer is a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue.
See Lewisite and Ulcer (dermatology)
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
See Lewisite and United States
Visual impairment
Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.
See Lewisite and Visual impairment
Vomiting
Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
See Lewisite and Washington, D.C.
Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Chagrin River.
See Lewisite and Willoughby, Ohio
Winford Lee Lewis
Winford Lee Lewis (May 29, 1878 – January 20, 1943) was a US soldier and chemist best known for his rediscovery of the chemical warfare agent lewisite in 1917.
See Lewisite and Winford Lee Lewis
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
Arsenic(III) compounds
- Adamsite
- Arsenic tribromide
- Arsenic trichloride
- Arsenic trifluoride
- Arsenic triiodide
- Arsenic trioxide
- Arsenic triselenide
- Arsenic trisulfide
- Arsenic(III) telluride
- Arsenite
- Arsenites
- Arsenous acid
- Arsthinol
- Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine
- Diphenylchlorarsine
- Diphenylcyanoarsine
- Donovan's solution
- Fowler's solution
- Lewisite
- Lewisite 2
- Lewisite 3
- Methyldichloroarsine
- Phenyldichloroarsine
Arsenical vesicants
- Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine
- Ethyldichloroarsine
- Lewisite
- Lewisite 2
- Lewisite 3
- Methyldichloroarsine
- Phenyldichloroarsine
Organoarsenic chlorides
- Adamsite
- Blue Cross (chemical warfare)
- Diphenylchlorarsine
- Ethyldichloroarsine
- Lewisite
- Lewisite 2
- Methyldichloroarsine
- Phenyldichloroarsine
World War I chemical weapons
- Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide
- Blue Cross (chemical warfare)
- Bromoacetone
- Bromomethyl ethyl ketone
- Chemical weapons in World War I
- Chloroacetone
- Chloropicrin
- Ethyl bromoacetate
- Gassed (painting)
- Green Cross (chemical warfare)
- Huế chemical attacks
- Lewisite
- Livens Projector
- Methyldichloroarsine
- Mustard gas
- Phosgene
- Turpinite
- White Cross (chemical warfare)
- Xylyl bromide
- Yellow Cross (chemical warfare)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisite
Also known as C2H2AsCl3, EA-1034, Lewesite, Lewisite 1, Lewisite gas, Mustard lewisite.
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