arsenic
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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 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.
| Chemical element | |
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| As | |
| Previous: germanium (Ge) | |
| Next: selenium (Se) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Adjective
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) enPR: är-sĕnʹĭk, IPA(key): /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/
Noun
arsenic (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
- antimonial arsenic
- armangite
- arsane
- arsanilic
- arsenate
- arsenene
- arsenetted
- 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
- 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
- arsenious
- arsenite
- arseniuret
- arseno-
- arsenoan
- arsenous
- arsine
- arsole
- arsonium
- butter of arsenic
- diarsenic
- flowers of arsenic
- iridarsenite
- iron arsenic sulfide
- melarsoprol
- native arsenic
- nickel arsenic sulfide
- organoarsenic
- pentaarsenic
- platarsite
- radioarsenic
- red arsenic
- sulfide of arsenic, sulphide of arsenic
- tetraarsenic
- triarsenic
- trihydride of arsenic
- white arsenic
- white arsenic oxide
- yellow arsenic
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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arsenic trioxide
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Adjective
arsenic (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
of, or containing arsenic with a valence of 5
See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum.
Pronunciation
Noun
arsenic m (uncountable)
- arsenic (chemical element)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Lingala: aseni
Further reading
- “arsenic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Occitan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
arsenic m (uncountable)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.
Noun
arsenic n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of arsenic (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) arsenic | arsenicul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) arsenic | arsenicului |
| vocative | arsenicule | |