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Meanings of ratsbane in English

Portuguese
arsênico

A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.

arsênico
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Examples for "arsenic"
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The naturally occurring heavy metal arsenic is present in food and water.
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However, one detail perturbed him: suppose autopsies revealed the presence of arsenic?
In Cold Blood
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Less is known about the reproductive effects of arsenic at lower levels.
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Ingestion of inorganic arsenic affects cellular energy production; lethal poisonings can occur.
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Nevertheless, the authors found an excess NMSC risk for environmental arsenic exposure.
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These findings suggest that combining arsenic trioxide with radiotherapy may represent a new therapeutic approach.
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Inorganic arsenic compounds, like arsenic trioxide, are reactive and can cause damage to the body.
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The results support the hypothesis that arsenic trioxide and glycerol use the same translocation pathway in AQP9.
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Therefore, arsenic trioxide could be an effective cytotoxic drug for the treatment of heterogeneous cellular population of neuroblastoma.
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Furthermore, an increase in SIV-specific immune responses after arsenic trioxide treatment may contribute to suppression of viral rebound.
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These grains, being removed, showed all the characteristics of white arsenic oxide.
She Stands Accused
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Her master said further that it was white arsenic that was put into their wine.
Trial of Mary Blandy
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For this job, white arsenic is best, I think.
The Oracle Glass
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Come out, and next time thy heart is troubled, do not try white arsenic quite so openly.
Kim
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Make a solution of arsenic by dissolving 6.60 grams of white arsenic in 100 c.c.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Min...
Usage of ratsbane in English
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It is the double-distilled extract of nux vomica, ratsbane, and adder's tongue.
New Tabernacle Sermons
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You want a patent or a privilege for your ratsbane?
The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
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Did I think he was so weak as bite holes in his flesh with ratsbane?
The Cloister and the Hearth
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Better mix ratsbane in the jelly cake.
Around the Tea-Table
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If he wears a dagger and ratsbane, it must be to do mischief to himself or somebody else.
The History of John Bull
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Give her ratsbane! sneered Warner laconically.
Earl Hubert's Daughter / The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of ...
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Before him sat the grim baron, with a face worthy of the father of such a daughter, and looking daggers and ratsbane.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
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If his wife and children are not to be made over, he is not to wear a dagger and ratsbane in his pockets.
The History of John Bull
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If his Lordship had sent me an infusion of ratsbane in the loving-cup, I should have taken it much more kindly at his hands.
Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
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Preaching, that was no better for their souls than ratsbane to the body, for filthy lucre's sake (O ye priests, this word is for you).
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
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