| Arsenic (arsenic) |
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| n. | (är"s*n***ibreve]k; 277) |
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| Ar"se*nic |
| [L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n,
'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s
or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male,
on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[uCode |
One of the
elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties,
but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-
gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is
very brittle, and sublimes at 356° Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found
native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony,
or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the
first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element
and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9.
Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
Arsenious oxide or arsenious
anhydride; -- called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and
ratsbane.
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| Arsenic (arsenic) |
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| a. | |
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| Ar*sen"ic |
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Pertaining
to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in
which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic
acid.
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