Translation guide
A chemical compound used in medicine and industry. In Japanese, it is primarily referred to by its chemical name or as a traditional poison.
The inorganic compound with the formula As₂O₃, used in medicine (e.g., leukemia treatment) and industry.
Standard chemical name for arsenic trioxide. Used in scientific and medical contexts.
Historically used as a poison, often called 'white arsenic' in English.
Historical term for arsenic trioxide produced as a byproduct of silver mining in Iwami. Rarely used in modern contexts.
In modern Japanese, '三酸化二ヒ素' is the standard term in chemistry and medicine. Avoid using historical poison names unless discussing history or literature.
Arsenic trioxide is used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Another chemical term, often used in toxicology or older literature. Can refer to arsenous acid or arsenic trioxide in context.
Arsenic trioxide was once used as a rodenticide.
Iwami silver mine arsenic was feared as a poison.
Literally 'white arsenic,' an archaic term for arsenic trioxide. Found in historical texts.
White arsenic is a tasteless and odorless poison.