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English

Alternative forms

• arsenick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English arsenik, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ????????? (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ??????? (zarn???), Aramaic ????????????????????????? (zrnyk? /zarn???/)), from Middle Iranian *zarn?k (compare Persian ????? (zarn?, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan ????????????????????????????????? (zaraniia, “golden”), Old Persian ???????????????????? (d-r-n-i-y /daraniya-/, “gold”), Sanskrit ?????? (híra?ya, “gold”), Persian ??? (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?-. More at yellow.

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?).s?.n?k/
• (US) enPR: är?s?n-?k, IPA^(key): /???s?n?k/

Adjective

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??(?)?s?n?k/
• (US) enPR: är-s?n??k, IPA^(key): /???s?n?k/

Noun

arsenic (countable and uncountable, plural arsenics)

2. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
4. Arsenic trioxide.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

arsenic (not comparable)

1. Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• Cairnes, Racines, Serican, arcsine, carines, carnies, cerasin, sarcine, scarine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.s?.nik/

Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)

1. arsenic (chemical element)

Derived terms

• oxyde blanc d'arsenic

Descendants

• Lingala: aseni

Further reading

• “arsenic” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cernais, enciras, encrais, racines, ricanes, ricanés

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin arsenicum.

Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)

1. arsenic

Romanian

Etymology

From French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.

Noun

arsenic n (uncountable)

1. arsenic

Declension

English

Etymology

From arseno- +? pyrite.

Noun

arsenopyrite (countable and uncountable, plural arsenopyrites)

1. (mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.

Synonyms

• AsPy, FeAsS, mispickel

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Arsenopyrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “arsenopyrite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.