Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.
Examples
20 sentencesArsenic is a poison.
ruМышьяк — это яд. — odexed
Arsenic is odorless and tasteless.
ruМышьяк не имеет ни вкуса, ни запаха. — marafon
This rice is contaminated by arsenic.
deDieser Reis ist arsenverseucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami tried to kill himself with arsenic.
Sami was a victim of chronic arsenic poisoning.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English arsenik, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, frFrom Middle English arsenik, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zrnykʾ /zarnīḵā/)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنیخ (zirnīx /zernix, zarnīx /zarnix, “arsenic”), زرنی (zurnī /zorni), Bakhtiari زرنیق (zarniq)), from Old Median *zaraniyakā (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /daraniya-/, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. More at yellow.
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