Insecticide Ingredient Crossword Clue

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	noun • a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer • a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
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	noun • any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
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	noun • a salt or ester of boric acid

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