English Explanatory Dictionary

arsenide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
  2. A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3.

Pronunciation

är'sənīd /ˈaɹsəˌnaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arsenide.wav

Word forms

arsenide arsenides

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 arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English arsenide From arsenic + -ide.

Derived words

aluminium arsenide aluminium gallium arsenide boron arsenide cadmium arsenide cobalt arsenide copper arsenide diarsenide dimethylarsenide gallium arsenide gallium arsenide phosphide hexadecarsenide hydrogen arsenide indium arsenide monoarsenide oxyarsenide palladoarsenide palladobismutharsenide platinum arsenide rhodarsenide sodium arsenide sulfoarsenide sulphoarsenide tetrarsenide thallium arsenide triarsenide
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