arsenic

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See also: arsènic and arsénic

English

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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
As
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Pronunciation

Noun

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/
  • (US) enPR: ärʹsən-ĭk, IPA(key): /ˈɑɹsənɪk/
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Adjective

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Noun

arsenic (countable and uncountable, plural arsenics)

  2. A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
    • 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest‎:
      CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children.
  3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
  4. Arsenic trioxide.

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Adjective

arsenic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

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French

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum.

Pronunciation

Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)

  1. arsenic (chemical element)

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Descendants

  • Lingala: aseni

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Occitan

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Etymology

From Latin arsenicum.

Pronunciation

Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)

  1. arsenic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.

Noun

arsenic n (uncountable)

  1. arsenic

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative arsenic arsenicul
genitive-dative arsenic arsenicului
vocative arsenicule
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