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Meaning of inheritance powder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and, to a lesser extent, thallium.

countable, historical, uncountable

Examples

“`Arsenic was very popular in the old days [...] Inheritance powder, they called it. Pure, deadly, white, dissolves in any weak acid.'”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

inheritance tax Inheritances Inherited inherited audience inheritedness inheritee