adamsite

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/ˈædəmzaɪt/

noun

An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.

Similar
DM
OriginEnglish Adams ← Middle English Adam ← Old English Adam →
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Meanings

adamsite1

nounadamsite (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.

    Synonyms: DM

Adamsite2

nounAdamsite (plural Adamsites)

plural Adamsites

  1. UShistoricalgovernmentA supporter of John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), American statesman who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.

Similar
DM
Also see
diphenylaminechlorarsine

Origin

adamsite · noun

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdams
  9. Englishadamsite

From Adams + -ite, after Roger Adams, an American organic chemist.

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Adamsite · noun

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdams
  9. EnglishAdamsite

From Adams + -ite.

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Translations

Polish adamsyt
  • adamsytan organic compound used as a riot-control agent
Portuguese adamsita
  • adamsitaan organic compound used as a riot-control agent

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diastema
Cite this entry
APA

adamsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamsite

MLA

“adamsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamsite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adamsite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamsite.

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