arsenic | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer | |
Synonyms: | arsenous_anhydride arsenous_oxide arsenic_trioxide | |
Related terms: | trioxide | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) 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: | atomic_number_33 As | |
Related terms: | chemical_element realgar orpiment herbicide insecticide arsenopyrite | |
Similar spelling: |
arsenical arsenide argentic arsenious arsenal arsonist Arseneau arsenate Arisaema arginine arson Arsenault Arreguin Arkin argon areca_nut Arciniega |