Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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arsenic | Yes | No | No | No |
chemical element | Yes | No | No | No |
arsenic (noun) | chemical element (noun) |
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a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter |
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer |