English Explanatory Dictionary

arsenical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
  1. Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.

Pronunciation

/ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/

Word forms

arsenical more arsenical most arsenical arsenicals

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arsenical From Latin arsenicum + -al.

Derived words

arsenical bronze arsenical copper arsenical iron biarsenical nonarsenical organoarsenical
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