0 a chemical element that is very poisonous, often used to kill rats
1 a very poisonous substance, used to kill rats (= animals like mice, but larger) and harmful insects
All of Mary’s victims apparently died from stomach illnesses, but in fact this condition has very similar symptoms to the deadly poison arsenic.
Arsenic could be used secretly and provided very little in the way of evidence.
By the 8th century CE, Arabian doctors had found ways to produce arsenic so that it was clear and had little smell, making it almost unnoticeable and very popular.
In the 19th century, arsenic was freely available and was often used as a cleaning product.
People said that Lucrezia Borgia kept arsenic in a special ring.
Substances like arsenic were commonly found in rat poison, cosmetics that women used, and cleaning products.
With her back turned, she opened the ring and secretly poured the arsenic into her victims’ drinks.
Results were obtained for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc.
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