Fowler's solution

noun

An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.

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Meanings

nounFowler's solution (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablechemistryAn aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited.

Origin

Named after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786.

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Fowler's solution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fowler's%20solution

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