# arsenic
## English
### Alternative forms

* arsenick (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English arsenik, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zrnykʾ /⁠zarnīḵā⁠/)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی (zarni, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. More at yellow.

### Pronunciation

Noun
* (UK) IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/
* (US) enPR: ärʹsən-ĭk, IPA: /ˈɑɹsənɪk/
** Audio (US):(file)
Adjective
* (UK) IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: är-sĕnʹĭk, IPA: /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/

### Noun

arsenic (countable and uncountable, plural arsenics)
* A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
** 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest‎:CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.
* Arsenic trioxide.

#### Derived terms

* antimonial arsenic
* armangite
* arsane
* arsanilic
* arsenate
* arsenene
* arsenetted
* arsenian
* arseniate
* arseniated
* arsenicane
* arsenicate
* arsenicated
* arsenic bloom
* arsenic diiodide
* arsenic dioxide
* arsenic diphosphide
* arsenic disulfide, arsenic disulphide
* arsenic glass
* arsenic hemiselenide
* arsenicised, arsenicized
* arsenicism
* arsenicite
* arsenicize
* arsenic monophosphide
* arsenic monoxide
* arsenic monoxide monochloride
* arsenicophagy
* arsenic oxybromide
* arsenic oxychloride
* arsenic pentachloride
* arsenic pentafluoride
* arsenic pentaoxide
* arsenic pentaselenide
* arsenic pentasulfide
* arsenic pentoxide
* arsenic sesquioxide
* arsenic tetrachloride fluoride
* arsenic tetraoxide
* arsenic tetrasulfide
* arsenic tribromide
* arsenic trichloride
* arsenic trifluoride
* arsenic trihydride
* arsenic triiodide
* arsenic trioxide
* arsenic triphosphide
* arsenic triselenide
* arsenic trisulfide
* arsenic trisulphide
* arsenide
* arseniferous
* arsenious
* arsenite
* arseniuret
* arseno-
* arsenoan
* arsenous
* arsine
* arsole
* arsonium
* butter of arsenic
* diarsenic
* flowers of arsenic
* iridarsenite
* iron arsenic sulfide
* melarsoprol
* native arsenic
* nickel arsenic sulfide
* organoarsenic
* pentaarsenic
* platarsite
* pyroarsenic
* radioarsenic
* red arsenic
* sulfide of arsenic, sulphide of arsenic
* sulphoarsenic
* tetraarsenic
* triarsenic
* trihydride of arsenic
* white arsenic
* white arsenic oxide
* yellow arsenic

#### Related terms

* arsenical
* arsenicosis
* arsenicum album
* arsenous
* arsphenamine
* neoarsphenamine, neosalvarsan
* sulfarsin, sulpharsin

#### Translations
### Adjective

arsenic (not comparable)
* (chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

#### Derived terms

* arsenic acid
* arsenic anhydride
* arsenic sulphide
* pyroarsenic
* sulfarsenic acid, sulpharsenic acid
* sulfoarsenic acid, sulphoarsenic acid
* sulphoarsenic

#### Translations
### See also

* aqua Tofana
* arsenious
* auri pigmentum
* cobaltite
* erythrite
* Fowler’s solution
* king’s yellow
* Marsh test
* mimetite
* mispickel
* orpiment
* Paris green
* realgar
* red orpiment
* ruby sulfur, ruby sulphur
* thorin

### Anagrams

* carnies, scarine, carines, scenari, cerasin, Racines, sarcine, Cairnes, arcsine, Serican

## French
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʁ.sə.nik/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)
* arsenic (chemical element)

#### Derived terms

* oxyde blanc d’arsenic

#### Descendants

* Lingala: aseni

### Further reading

* “arsenic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* cernais, enciras, encrais, racines, ricanes, ricanés

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin arsenicum.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

arsenic m (uncountable)
* arsenic

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum.

### Noun

arsenic n (uncountable)
* arsenic