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.
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.
Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen.
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.