English

Etymology
Middle English, from Old French, from L. arsenicum, from Ancient Greek α��ενικ�ν, orpiment, from Middle Persian FAchar|زر��خ (zarnikh), gold-colored

elements|As|germanium|Ge|selenium|Se

Pronunciation
(noun):
*(RP): IPAchar|/���s�nɪk/, /<tt>"A:s@nIk</tt>/
*(US): ärʹs�n-ĭk, IPAchar|/��rs�nɪk/, /<tt>"Ars@nIk</tt>/
(adjective):
*(RP): IPAchar|/���s�nɪk/, /<tt>A:"sEnIk</tt>/
*(US): är-s�nʹĭk, IPAchar|/�r�s�nɪk/, /<tt>Ar"sEnIk</tt>/

Noun
en-noun|-
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1. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
2. arsenic trioxide|Arsenic trioxide.

Derived terms
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antimonial arsenic
arsane
arsanilic
arsenate
arsenetted
arseniate
arseniated
arsenicane
arsenicate
arsenicated
arsenic bloom
arsenic diiodide
arsenic dioxide
arsenic diphosphide
arsenic disulfide, arsenic disulphide
arsenic glass
arsenic hemiselenide
arsenicised, arsenicized
arsenicism
arsenicite
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arsenic monophosphide
arsenic monoxide
arsenic monoxide monochloride
arsenicophagy
arsenic oxybromide
arsenic oxychloride
arsenic pentafluoride
arsenic pentaoxide
arsenic pentaselenide
arsenic pentasulfide
arsenic pentoxide
arsenic sesquioxide
arsenic tetrachloride fluoride
arsenic tetraoxide
arsenic tetrasulfide
arsenic trihydride
arsenic tribromide
arsenic trichloride
arsenic trifluoride
arsenic triiodide
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arsenic trioxide
arsenic triphosphide
arsenic triselenide
arsenide
arsenious
arsenite
arseniuret
arseno-
arsenous
arsine
arsonium
flowers of arsenic
iron arsenic sulfide
native arsenic
nickel arsenic sulfide
red arsenic
sulfide of arsenic, sulphide of arsenic
trihydride of arsenic
white arsenic
yellow arsenic
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Related terms
arsenical
arsenicosis
arsenicum album
arsenous
arsphenamine
neoarsphenamine, neosalvarsan
sulfarsin, sulpharsin

Translations
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Afrikaans: arseen
Albanian: arsenik
Arabic: ARchar|زر��خ (zirní:kh) m
Armenian: Õ¡Ö�Õ½Õ¥Õ¶ (arsen)
Basque: artsenikoa
Belarusian: м��'�к (myš�ják) m
Bosnian: arsen
Breton: arsenik m
Bulgarian: а��ен (arsen) m
Catalan: arsènic
Chinese: 砷 (sh�n)
Cornish: arsenyk
Croatian: arsen
Czech: arzen
Danish: arsen
Dutch: arseen n, arsenicum n
Esperanto: arseno
Estonian: arseen
Faroese: arsenikk
Finnish: arseeni
French: arsenic m
Frisian: arsenikum
Friulian: arsenic
Gallegan: arsénico
Georgian: ���������� (dariš�bani)
German: Arsen n
Greek, Modern: α��ενικ� (arsenikó) n
Hebrew: �רס� (arsan)
Hungarian: arzén
Icelandic: arsen
Interlingua: arsenico
Irish: airsnic, arsnaig, arsanaic
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Italian: arsenico m
Japanese: �素 (��, hiso)
Kashmiri: arsén
Kazakh: м����к (my�yak)
Korean: �� (�素, biso)
Kurdish: KUchar|دار�
Latvian: ars�ns
Lithuanian: arsenas
Luxembourgish: arsen
Macedonian: а��ен (arsen) m
Malay: arsenik, arsen
Maltese: arseniku
Manx: arsnick
Mongolian: ми��йак (mi�yak)
Norwegian: arsen
Polish: arsen m
Portuguese: arsênio m
Romanian: arsen n
Russian: м����к (myš�ják) m, а��еник�м (arsénikum) m
Scottish Gaelic: arsanaic
Serbian: а��ен (arsen) m
Slovak: arzén
Slovene: arzen
Spanish: arsénico m
Swedish: arsenik
Tajik: mysh'yak
Tamil: பா�ாணம� (paasaaNam), பிறா���ாண��ம� (piRaakkaaNDam)
Thai: THchar|สารห�ู (s�nnū)
Turkish: arsenik
Ukrainian: мi�'�к (miš�ják) m
Uzbek: м����к (my�yák)
Vietnamese: asen
Welsh: ársenig
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trans-top|arsenic trioxide
Finnish: arsenikki
Maltese: tosku
Polish: trójtlenek arsenu, arszenik m
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Russian: м����кови���й ангид�ид (myš�jakóvistyj angidríd) m, бел�й м����к (bélyj myš�ják) m
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Adjective
arsenic

1. Of, or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

Derived terms

arsenic acid
arsenic anhydride
sulfarsenic acid, sulpharsenic acid
sulfoarsenic acid, sulphoarsenic acid

Translations

trans-top|of, or containing arsenic with a valence of 5
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External links
For etymology and more information refer to:
http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/as.html
(A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

See also
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aqua Tofana
arsenious<!--in contrast to "arsenic", the adjective-->
auri pigmentum
cobaltite
erythrite
Fowler's solution
king's yellow
Marsh test
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mimetite
mispickel
orpiment
Paris green
realgar
red orpiment
ruby sulfur, ruby sulphur
thorin
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