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arsenic
- /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/ UK
- /ˈɑɹsənɪk/ US
- /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/ UK
- /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From 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 زرنیخ (zirnīx /zernix, zarnīx /zarnix, “arsenic”), زرنی (zurnī /zorni), Bakhtiari زرنیق (zarniq)), from Old Median *zaraniyakā (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.
noun arsenics · arsenick
- A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33. The mining industry also had a hand in two other rollbacks. One was a decision to withdraw a Clinton rule that reduced by 80 percent the permissible standard for arsenic in drinking water.
- A single atom of this element.
- Arsenic trioxide.
adjective arsenick
- Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arsenic trioxide, as, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, trisulfide, trioxide, trichloride, trisulphide, arsenical, cadmium, copper, glass, poison, reportable, alb, compound
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noun chemical element
| Español | arsénico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비소 biso |
| 日本語 | ヒ素 hiso, 砒素 hiso |
| 中文 | 砷 shēn, 砒 pī |
| हिन्दी | नैपाली naipālī, आर्सेनिक ārsenik, हरताल hartāl |
| Kiswahili | asenia |
| Français | arsenic |
| Deutsch | Arsen |
| Italiano | arsenico |
| Ελληνικά | αρσενικό arsenikó |
| Română | arsen |
| Русский | мышья́к myšʹják, арсе́никум arsénikum |
| Tiếng Việt | asen |
| العربية | زِرْنِيخ m or زَرْنِيخ zirnīḵ |
| עברית | אַרְסֶן arsén, זַרְנִיךְ zarních |
noun arsenic trioxide
| Español | trióxido de arsénico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 砒霜石, 砒石 hiseki |
| 中文 | 砒霜 pīshuāng, 信石 xìnshí, 紅礬 /红矾 hóngfán |
| Русский | мышьяко́вистый ангидри́д myšʹjakóvistyj angidríd, бе́лый мышья́к bélyj myšʹják |
adj of, or containing arsenic with a valence of 5
| Italiano | arsinico |
|---|
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title = {arsenic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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