Definitions for lewisites

lewisites lew·is·ite

Spelling: [loo-uh-sahyt]
IPA: /ˈlu əˌsaɪt/

Lewisites is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in lewisites (eeiilsstw).

Definitions for lewisites

noun

  1. a pale yellow, odorless compound, C 2 H 2 AsCl 3 , used as a blister gas in World War I.

Origin of lewisites

1920-25; named after Winford Lee Lewis (1878-1943), American chemist who developed it; see -ite1

Examples for lewisites

It contains a specimen of the deadliest poison ever known, 'lewisite,' the product of an American scientist.

That fellow would get us with his lewisite gas before we could discover and destroy him.

Word Value for lewisites
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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