Arsenic

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ARSINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.
ARSENICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Arsenic trioxide.
REALGARS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
ARSENATES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.
ARSENICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of arsenic
ARSENIDES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
ARSENITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid
ARSENOUS[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
FLINKITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
MIMETITES[n. -S] · an ore of lead
ORPIMENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.
RATSBANES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Rat poison; white arsenic.
SANDARACHS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
ARSENICALS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
ARSENIDES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
ARSENIOUS[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
COBALTITES[n. -S] · © a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt / ----- { cobaltine cobaltite § cobaltines cobaltites }
ERYTHRITES[n. -S] · © a colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.«OH»4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin~; -- called also erythrol~, erythroglucin~, erythromannite~, pseudorcin~, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite~ obtained from the alga Protococcus~ vulgaris~
MISPICKELS[n. -S] · © arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite
PROUSTITES[n. -S] · © a sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive; ruby silver
SALVARSANS[n. -S] · a medicine containing arsenic
SEMIMETALS[n. -S] · © an element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc~.
ARSENICALS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of arsenical
COBALTITES[n. -S] · © a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt / ----- { cobaltine cobaltite § cobaltines cobaltites }
MISPICKELS[n. -S] · © arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite
PROUSTITES[n. -S] · © a sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive; ruby silver
SALVARSANS[n. -S] · a medicine containing arsenic
SEMIMETALS[n. -S] · © an element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc~.
SPERRYLITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.
DIMERCAPROLS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
PENNYWEIGHTS[n. -S] · © a troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name
ARSENOPYRITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
ARSPHENAMINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
PENNYWEIGHTS[n. -S] · © a troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name
ARSENOPYRITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
ARSPHENAMINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).

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