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Arsenic
| arsenic acid
| arsenic group
| arsenic trioxide
| arsenical
| arsenicate
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Arsenic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Arsenic has 2 senses
- arsenic(n = noun.substance) arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic - a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer; Array is a kind of trioxide
- arsenic(n = noun.substance) as, atomic number 33 - 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; Array is a kind of chemical element, element
Derived form adjective arsenical1
Derived forms adjective arsenical1, adjective arsenious1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Arsenic, n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zernīkh: cf. F. arsenic.].
- One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356
arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As. [1913 Webster] - Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also
arsenious acid ,white arsenic , andratsbane . [1913 Webster]
Arsenic, a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Arsenic, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a non-scientific name for arsenic trioxide, a highly poisonous white powdery substance used in weed-killers, rat poison, etc.
2 Chem. a brittle semi-metallic element, used in semiconductors and alloys.
--n.
1 a non-scientific name for arsenic trioxide, a highly poisonous white powdery substance used in weed-killers, rat poison, etc.
2 Chem. a brittle semi-metallic element, used in semiconductors and alloys.
Idiom
red arsenic = REALGAR. white arsenic = sense 1.
Usage
Symb.: As.
--adj.
1 of or concerning arsenic.
2 Chem. containing arsenic with a valency of five.
--adj.
1 of or concerning arsenic.
2 Chem. containing arsenic with a valency of five.
Derivative
arsenious adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L arsenicum f. Gk arsenikon yellow orpiment, identified with arsenikos male, but in fact f. Arab. al-zarnik f. al the + zarnik orpiment f. Pers. f. zar gold
DEVIL DICTIONARY
Arsenic
n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn.
"Eat arsenic? Yes, all you get,"
Consenting, he did speak up;
"'Tis better you should eat it, pet,
Than put it in my teacup."
Joel Huck
THESAURUS
Arsenic
DDD, DDT, Paris green, antimony, arsenic trioxide, beryllium, bichloride of mercury, cadmium, carbolic acid, carbon monoxide, carbon tetrachloride, chlorine, cyanide, hydrocyanic acid, hyoscyamine, lead, mercuric chloride, mercury, mustard gas, nicotine, phenol, poison gas, prussic acid, selenium, strychnineROGET THESAURUS
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Bane
N bane, curse, evil, hurtfulness, painfulness, scourge, damnosa hereditas, white elephant, sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle, poison, toxin, teratogen, leaven, virus venom, arsenic, antimony, tartar emetic, strychnine, nicotine, miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas, pest, Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid, bichloride of mercury, carbonic acid, carbonic gas, choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane, hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite, banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish, Upas tree, Toxline (online), rust, worm, helminth, moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew, dry rot, canker, cankerworm, cancer, torpedo, viper, demon, toxicology, baneful, poisonous, phr, bibere venenum in auro, Contingent Subservience.
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