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arsenicar‧se‧nic /ˈɑːsənɪk $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] arsenicOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon yellow mineral from which arsenic is obtained, from Syriac zarnig - Cadmium, a deadly poison, exceeded the safe limit by seven times; arsenic by 20 times.
- Copper, zinc, arsenic and tungsten are associated with tin in quartz-tourmaline veins.
- It absorbed so much arsenic that, in just two weeks, arsenic comprised two per cent of its entire weight.
- Likewise, the arsenic atoms appear if the voltage is positive.
- That afternoon the old man drank arsenic in his office and died.
- The chocolates had been laced with arsenic too.
► Elementsaluminium, nounargon, nounarsenic, nounbarium, nounbase metal, nounbismuth, nouncadmium, nouncaesium, nouncalcium, nouncarbon, nounchlorine, nounchromium, nouncobalt, nouncopper, nounferrous, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivehalogen, nounhydro-, prefixhydrogen, nouniodine, nouniridium, nouniron, nounisotope, nounkrypton, nounlead, nounlithium, nounmagnesium, nounmanganese, nounmercury, nounmolybdenum, nounnickel, nounnitrogen, nounoxygen, nounphosphorus, nounplatinum, nounplutonium, nounpotassium, nounprecious metal, nounradium, nounradon, nounselenium, nounsilicon, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesodium, nounstrontium, nountin, nountin, adjectivetitanium, nountrace element, nountungsten, nounuranium, nounxenon, nounzinc, noun a strong poison. It is a chemical element: symbol As |