English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Arsenical
(a.)
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as,
arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers.
Arsenicate
(v. t.)
To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with
arsenic.
Arsenicated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Arsenicate
Arsenicating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Arsenicate
Arsenicism
(n.)
A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with
arsenic.
Arsenide
(n.)
A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element
or radical; -- formerly called arseniuret.
Arseniferous
(a.)
Containing or producing arsenic.
Arsenious
(a.)
Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic;
as, arsenious powder or glass.
Arsenious
(a.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an
equivalence next lower than the highest; as, arsenious acid.
Arsenite
(n.)
A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.
Arseniuret
(n.)
See Arsenide.
Arseniureted
(a.)
Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary
substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen.
Arsenopyrite
(n.)
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster,
containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites
and mispickel.
Arsesmart
(n.)
Smartweed; water pepper.
Arshine
(n.)
A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.
Arsine
(n.)
A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and
exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted
hydrogen.
Arsis
(n.)
The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which
it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar;
-- opposed to thesis.
Arsis
(n.)
That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or
the rhythmic accent.
Arsis
(n.)
That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is
distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a
greater stress of voice.
Arsmetrike
(n.)
Arithmetic.