Fowler's solution


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Fow´ler's so`lu´tion


1.An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; - named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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