Fowler's solution
English
editEtymology
editNamed after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786.
Noun
editFowler's solution (uncountable)
- (chemistry, historical) An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.
References
edit- “Fowler's solution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.