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ar·se·nic  (ärs-nk)

n.

1. Symbol As A highly poisonous metallic element having three allotropic forms, yellow, black, and gray, of which the brittle, crystalline gray is the most common. Arsenic and its compounds are used in insecticides, weed killers, solid-state doping agents, and various alloys. Atomic number 33; atomic weight 74.922; valence 3, 5. Gray arsenic melts at 817°C (at 28 atm pressure), sublimes at 613°C, and has a specific gravity of 5.73. See Table at element.

2. Arsenic trioxide.

adj. ar·sen·ic (är-snk)

Of or containing arsenic, especially with valence 5.

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[Middle English arsenik, from Old French, from Latin arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon, yellow orpiment, alteration of Syriac zarnk, from Middle Persian *zarnk, from Old Iranian *zarna-, golden; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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arsenic

Noun

1. a toxic metalloid element Symbol: As

2. a nontechnical name for [arsenic trioxide], a highly poisonous compound used as a rat poison and insecticide

Adjective

also arsenical

of or containing arsenic [Syriac zarnīg]

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arsenic  (ärs-nk)

Symbol As

A metalloid element most commonly occurring as a gray crystal, but also found as a yellow crystal and in other forms. Arsenic and its compounds are highly poisonous and are used to make insecticides, weed killers, and various alloys. Atomic number 33; atomic weight 74.922; valence 3, 5. Gray arsenic melts at 817°C (at 28 atm pressure), sublimes at 613°C, and has a specific gravity of 5.73. See Periodic Table.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	arsenic - a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic trioxide - an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
	2.	arsenic - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar As, atomic number 33 chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter arsenopyrite, mispickel - a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic orpiment - a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic realgar - a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic herbicide, weed killer, weedkiller - a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects

Translations

arsenic [ˈɑːsnɪk] n → arsénico

arsenic [ˈɑːsnɪk] n → arsenic m

arsenic [ˈɑːsnɪk] n → Arsen nt

arsenic [ˈɑːsnɪk] n → arsenico

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arsenic

n arsenic [aːsnik]

1 an element used to make certain poisons. arseenمادَّة الزَرْنيخарсенarzenarsenikdas Arsenαρσενικόarsénicoarseenآرسنیکarseeniarsenicאַרסֶן, זַרְנִיךसंखियाarsenarzénwaranganarsenikarsenico砒素 (As)비소arsenasarsēnsarsenikarsenicumarsenikkarszenikarsénicoarsenicмышьякarzénarzenarsenarsenikสารที่ใช้ทำยาพิษarsenik砷арсенسنکھیا ، سم الفارchất asen砷

2 a poison made with arsenic. arseenسُم الزَّرْنِيخарсеникarzenikarsenikdas Arsenαρσενικόarsénicoarseenikاسید آرسنیکarsenikkiarsenicזַרְנִיךसंखिया से बना एक जहरarsenarzénracun dari waranganarsenikarsenico砒素毒비소제arsenasarsēnsracun arsenikarsenicumarsenikkarszenikarsénicoarsenicмышьякarzenikarzenikarsenik[] arsenikสารหนูarsenik砒霜арсенسنکھیاthạch tín含砷制剂