Arsenical

Arsenicals are chemical compounds that contain arsenic.[1] In a military context, the term arsenical refer to toxic arsenic compounds that are used as chemical warfare agents. This include blister agents, blood agents and vomiting agents.[2][3]

Examples

Blister agents

Blood agents

Vomiting agents
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References
  1. "Arsenicals - MeSH - NCBI".
  2. Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 9780849314346.
  3. Compendium of chemical warfare agents. Springer. ISBN 9780387346267.
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