arsenic
9 points
English
7 letters
Common
Commonness #15,580
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Definitions
noun
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˈɑːɹsʌnɪk/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural arsenics
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Crossword clues
- “A color” wd-fact
- “Chemical element with symbol As” wd-fact