arsenical

See also: arsénical

English

Etymology

From Latin arsenicum +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/

Adjective

arsenical (comparative more arsenical, superlative most arsenical)

1. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.

Derived terms

• arsenical bronze
• arsenical copper
• arsenical iron
• biarsenical
• nonarsenical
• organoarsenical

 

Translations

pertaining to or containing arsenic

• Irish: arsanach
• Manx: arsnagh
• Portuguese: arsénico (pt) (Portugal), arsênico (pt) (Brazil)

Noun

arsenical (plural arsenicals)

1. Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
   • 1999, Paracelsus, “Opus Paramirum”, in Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, transl., Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books, page 95:

     Thus Mercury cures the holes which it has provoked and other Arsenicals do likewise.

Anagrams

• carnalise

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

arsenical (feminine arsenicale, masculine plural arsenicaux, feminine plural arsenicales)

1. arsenical

Further reading

• “arsenical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.se.niˈkaw/ [ah.se.niˈkaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.se.niˈkaw/ [ah.se.niˈkaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.se.niˈkaw/ [aɾ.se.niˈkaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.se.niˈkaw/ [aχ.se.niˈkaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.se.niˈkaw/ [aɻ.se.niˈkaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.sɨ.niˈkal/ [ɐɾ.sɨ.niˈkaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.sɨ.niˈkal/ [ɐɾ.sɨ.niˈkaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.sɨ.niˈka.li/

• Hyphenation: ar‧se‧ni‧cal

Adjective

arsenical m or f (plural arsenicais)

1. arsenical

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French arsenical.

Adjective

arsenical m or n (feminine singular arsenicală, masculine plural arsenicali, feminine and neuter plural arsenicale)

1. arsenical

Declension

Declension of arsenical

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	arsenical		arsenicală	arsenicali	arsenicale
	definite	arsenicalul		arsenicala	arsenicalii	arsenicalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	arsenical		arsenicale	arsenicali	arsenicale
	definite	arsenicalului		arsenicalei	arsenicalilor	arsenicalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From arsénico +‎ -al.

Adjective

arsenical m or f (masculine and feminine plural arsenicales)

1. arsenical

Further reading

• “arsenical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014