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arsenic.

arsenic (chemical element)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/aʁ.sə.nik/
  1. arsenic (chemical element)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum, from Late/Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), from Middle Persian *zarnīk, from Old Median *zaraniyakā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

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