Arsenostyracol

/ˌɑrsənoʊˈstaɪrəkɔl/ noun

A chemical compound containing arsenic and styrene-related components, used in historical pharmaceutical or industrial applications.

From arseno- (arsenic) + styracol (a compound related to styrene). This is a 20th-century coinage combining arsenic chemistry terminology with organic chemistry nomenclature to describe a synthetic compound.

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