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Lewisite

Lewisite is an organo-arsenic compound. Pure Lewisite is colourless and odourless. Technical grade of lewisite is a yellow or brown liquid with a distinctive odour that has been described as similar to scented geraniums.

Glossary Source

JRC EU CBRNe Glossary
( EU Glossary on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive risks )
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC128863/JRC128863_01.pdf