arsenic
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English arsenik, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zrnykʾ /zarnīḵā/)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی (zarni, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /daraniya-/, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. More at yellow.
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Pronunciation
editNoun
Adjective
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) enPR: är-sĕnʹĭk, IPA(key): /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/
Noun
editarsenic (countable and uncountable, plural arsenics)
- A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- Arsenic trioxide.
Derived terms
edit- antimonial arsenic
- armangite
- armangite
- arsane
- arsanilic
- arsenate
- arsenene
- arsenene
- arsenetted
- arsenian
- arsenian
- arseniate
- arseniated
- arsenicane
- arsenicate
- arsenicated
- arsenic bloom
- arsenic diiodide
- arsenic dioxide
- arsenic diphosphide
- arsenic disulfide, arsenic disulphide
- arsenic glass
- arsenic hemiselenide
- arsenicised, arsenicized
- arsenicism
- arsenicite
- arsenicize
- arsenicize
- arsenic monophosphide
- arsenic monoxide
- arsenic monoxide monochloride
- arsenicophagy
- arsenic oxybromide
- arsenic oxychloride
- arsenic pentachloride
- arsenic pentafluoride
- arsenic pentaoxide
- arsenic pentaselenide
- arsenic pentasulfide
- arsenic pentoxide
- arsenic sesquioxide
- arsenic tetrachloride fluoride
- arsenic tetraoxide
- arsenic tetrasulfide
- arsenic tribromide
- arsenic trichloride
- arsenic trifluoride
- arsenic trihydride
- arsenic triiodide
- arsenic trioxide
- arsenic triphosphide
- arsenic triselenide
- arsenic trisulfide
- arsenic trisulphide
- arsenide
- arseniferous
- arseniferous
- arsenious
- arsenite
- arseniuret
- arseno-
- arsenoan
- arsenoan
- arsenous
- arsine
- arsole
- arsole
- arsonium
- butter of arsenic
- diarsenic
- diarsenic
- flowers of arsenic
- iridarsenite
- iridarsenite
- iron arsenic sulfide
- melarsoprol
- melarsoprol
- native arsenic
- nickel arsenic sulfide
- organoarsenic
- organoarsenic
- pentaarsenic
- pentaarsenic
- platarsite
- platarsite
- pyroarsenic
- radioarsenic
- radioarsenic
- red arsenic
- sulfide of arsenic, sulphide of arsenic
- sulphoarsenic
- tetraarsenic
- tetraarsenic
- triarsenic
- triarsenic
- trihydride of arsenic
- white arsenic
- white arsenic oxide
- yellow arsenic
Related terms
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Adjective
editarsenic (not comparable)
Derived terms
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editAnagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin arsenicum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarsenic m (uncountable)
- arsenic (chemical element)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Lingala: aseni
Further reading
edit- “arsenic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editOccitan
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editAudio: (file)
Noun
editarsenic m (uncountable)
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.
Noun
editarsenic n (uncountable)
Declension
editsingular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) arsenic | arsenicul |
genitive/dative | (unui) arsenic | arsenicului |
vocative | arsenicule |
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