What is "arsenic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does arsenic mean in English? Meaning of arsenic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "arsenic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "arsenic": a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer

Noun

  • Meaning: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
  • Synonyms: arsenic arsenic trioxide arsenous anhydride arsenous oxide ratsbane white arsenic
  • Hypernyms: trioxide
  • Pronunciation in US: är-sĕnʹĭk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/

    Meaning of "arsenic": 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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: arsenic as atomic number 33
  • Hypernyms: chemical element element
  • Pronunciation in US: är-sĕnʹĭk, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/

  • Adjective: A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.Arsenic trioxide.
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    arsenic in English: arsenic
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