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See also: arsènic and arsénic

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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

    From 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.

    Chemical element (edit)
    As
    Atomic number 33
    arsenic
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 15
    Block p-block
    Class metalloid
    Previous: ← germanium (Ge)
    Next: selenium (Se) →
    English Wikipedia article on Arsenic

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    arsenic (countable and uncountable, plural arsenics)

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    2. A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
      • 2001 April 8, “Environmental Rollbacks”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 February 2022:
        The mining industry also had a hand in two other rollbacks. One was a decision to withdraw a Clinton rule that reduced by 80 percent the permissible standard for arsenic in drinking water.
      • 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest‎[2], archived from the original on 10 November 2025:
        CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children.
    3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
    4. Arsenic trioxide.

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    arsenic (not comparable)

    1. (chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

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    Chemical element (edit)
    As
    Atomic number 33
    arsenic
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 15
    Block p-block
    Class metalloid
    Previous: ← germanium (Ge)
    Next: sélénium (Se) →
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    Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum, from Late/Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), from Middle Persian *zarnīk, from Old Median *zaraniyakā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

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    arsenic m (uncountable)

    1. arsenic (chemical element)

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    • Lingala: aseni
    • Persian: آرسنیک (ârsenik)

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    Etymology

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    From Latin arsenicum.

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    arsenic m (uncountable)

    1. arsenic

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.

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    arsenic n (uncountable)

    1. arsenic

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    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative arsenic arsenicul
    genitive-dative arsenic arsenicului
    vocative arsenicule
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