Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - arsenic
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Arsenic
arsenic
I. noun Etymology: Middle English arsenik orpiment, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin ~um, from Greek arsenikon, arrhenikon, from Syriac zarnig, of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan zaranya gold, Sanskrit hari yellowish — more at yellow Date: 14th century 1. a trivalent and pentavalent metalloid poisonous element that is commonly metallic steel gray, crystalline, and brittle and is used especially in wood preservatives, alloys, and semiconductors — see element table 2. a poisonous trioxide As2O3 or As4O6 of ~ used especially as an insecticide or weed killer — called also ~ trioxide II. adjective Date: 1801 of, relating to, or containing ~ especially with a valence of five
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a non-scientific name for arsenic trioxide, a highly poisonous white powdery substance used in weed-killers, rat poison, etc. 2 Chem. a brittle semi-metallic element, used in semiconductors and alloys. Usage Symb.: As. --adj. 1 of or concerning arsenic. 2 Chem. containing arsenic with a valency of five. Phrases and idioms red arsenic = REALGAR. white arsenic = sense 1. Derivatives arsenious adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L arsenicum f. Gk arsenikon yellow orpiment, identified with arsenikos male, but in fact f. Arab. al-zarnik f. al the + zarnik orpiment f. Pers. f. zar gold ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хим. мышьяк 2. хим. содержащий мышьяк arsenic acid —- мышьяковая кислота arsenic hydride —- мышьяковистый водород arsenic powder —- "белый мышьяк" ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from L. arsenicum, from Gk. arsenikon "arsenic," adopted for Syriac (al) zarniqa "arsenic," from Middle Persian zarnik "gold-colored" (arsenic trisulphide has a lemon-yellow color). The Gk. word is folk etymology, from arsen "male, strong, virile" (cf. arseno-koites "lying with men" in N.T.) supposedly in reference to the powerful properties of the substance. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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