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English noun: arsenic | |||
| 1. | arsenic (substance) a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer | ||
| Synonyms | arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trioxide | ||
| 2. | arsenic (substance) a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar | ||
| Synonyms | As, atomic number 33 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element | ||
| Substance meronym | arsenopyrite, herbicide, insect powder, insecticide, mispickel, orpiment, realgar, weed killer, weedkiller | ||
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