Fowler's solution

== English == === Etymology === Named after an English chemist, Thomas Fowler (1736–1801). First mentioned in 1786. === Noun === Fowler's solution (uncountable) (chemistry, historical) An aqueous solution (containing arsenite and potassium), containing 1% arsenic trioxide. It was historically used in treatment of leukemia, but has since been discredited. === References === “Fowler's solution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.