arsenicatedadj.
/ɑːˈsɛnᵻkeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ɑrˈsɛnəˌkeɪdᵻd/ Combined with arsenic; mixed or treated with arsenic or an arsenic compound.
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arsenicated1757
arsenicized1840
strychnined1862
hemlocked1934
the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > arsenic > [adjective] > mixed or treated with
arsenicated1757
1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia iii. 17 Every pyrites being an iron earth, either sulphurated, or arsenicated, or participating of both at the same time.
1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. x. 442 Arsenicated zinc.
1823 M. Faraday Exper. Res. (1859) 130 The arsenicated hydrogen gas retains its aeriform state.
1883 Daily News 31 July 5/3 Wholesale poisoning by means of arsenicated wheat.
1951 Lancet 11 Aug. 266/2 Those who choose to use these arsenicated lead sprays on tobacco plants.
2015 W. O'Brien Prehist. Copper Mining Europe vi. 130 Ross Island supplied arsenicated metal to make early copper axes in Ireland.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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