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arsenical

/ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ar-seni-cal
IPA
/ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.

noun

Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arsenical From Latin arsenicum + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/

Inflected Forms

more arsenical (comparative) most arsenical (superlative) arsenicals (plural)

Derived Forms

biarsenical nonarsenical organoarsenical

Phrases

arsenical bronze arsenical copper arsenical iron

Questions

How do you pronounce arsenical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/.
What does arsenical mean?
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
Where does arsenical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arsenical From Latin arsenicum + -al.

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