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arsenic vs chemical element

chemical element vs arsenic

arsenic and chemical element both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arsenic Yes No No No
chemical element Yes No No No
As nouns, chemical element is a hypernym of arsenic; that is, chemical element is a word with a broader meaning than arsenic:
  • arsenic: 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
  • chemical element: 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
Other hypernyms of arsenic include element.
arsenic (noun) chemical element (noun)
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
Difference between arsenic and chemical element

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