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Definitions for Arsenic
[1] a grayish-white element having a metallic luster, vaporizing when heated, and forming poisonous compounds. Symbol : As; atomic weight : 74.92; atomic number : 33.
[2] arsenic trioxide.
[3] a mineral, the native element, occurring in white or gray masses.
[4] of or containing arsenic, especially in the pentavalent state.
[5] a toxic metalloid element, existing in several allotropic forms, that occurs principally in realgar and orpiment and as the free element. It is used in transistors, lead-based alloys, and high-temperature brasses. Symbol: As; atomic no: 33; atomic wt: 74.92159; valency: –3, 0, +3, or +5; relative density: 5.73 (grey); melting pt: 817°C at a pressure of 3MN/m² (grey); sublimes at 613°C (grey)
[6] a nontechnical name for arsenic trioxide
[7] of or containing arsenic, esp in the pentavalent state
Words nearby Arsenic
arsed, arsen-, arsenal, arsenate, arseniasis, arsenic, arsenic acid, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide
Origin of Arsenic
1350–1400; Middle English arsenicum < Latin < Greek arsenikón orpiment, noun use of neuter of arsenikós virile (ársēn male, strong + -ikos -ic), probably alteration of Semitic word (perhaps < *arznig, metathetic variant of Syriac zarnig ) by folk etymology
Other words from Arsenic
non·ar·sen·ic , adjective
Word origin for Arsenic
C14: from Latin arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon yellow orpiment, from Syriac zarnīg (influenced in form by Greek arsenikos virile)