Associations to the word «Arsenic»

ARSENIC, noun. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

ARSENIC, noun. Arsenic trioxide.

ARSENIC, adjective. Of, or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

ARSENIC ACID, noun. (inorganic compound) A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H3AsO4, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.

ARSENIC PENTACHLORIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The binary compound of arsenic and chlorine AsCl5

ARSENIC TRICHLORIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) A colourless oily liquid, AsCl3, used in the synthesis of organic arsenic compounds

ARSENIC TRIHYDRIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The compound arsine.

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE, noun. An industrially important oxide of arsenic that occurs as the mineral claudetite; formula As2O3 (though in liquid, gaseous and some solid forms it has molecules of the form As4O6).

ARSENIC TRISULFIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The bright yellow sulfide of arsenic, As2S3, that occurs as the mineral orpiment, and has been used as a pigment

ARSENIC TRISULPHIDE, noun. Alternative spelling of arsenic trisulfide

ARSENIC, noun. A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.

ARSENIC, noun. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar.