ar‧se‧nic /ˈɑːs
ənɪk $ ˈɑːr-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon yellow mineral from which arsenic is obtained, from Syriac zarnig]
a strong poison. It is a chemical
element: symbol As
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