adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
arsenical
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UK: /ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/
noun
Meaning 2
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
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adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or containing arsenic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- arsenic vapor
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noun
Meaning 4
a pesticide or drug containing arsenic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: drug, pesticide
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhl̥h3enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́hr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicum English -al English arsenical From Latin arsenicum + -al.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: arsenical — pertaining to or containing arsenic
- Irish: arsanach — pertaining to or containing arsenic
- Manx: arsnagh — pertaining to or containing arsenic
- Portuguese: arsénico — pertaining to or containing arsenic
- Portuguese: arsênico — pertaining to or containing arsenic
Real reading context