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arsenite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
ar-sen-ite
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid

Inflected Forms

arsenites (plural)

Derived Forms

acetoarsenite arsenitian diarsenite thioarsenite

Frequently Paired Words

arsenate biarsenite metaarsenite orthoarsenite polyarsenite

Questions

What does arsenite mean?
Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid

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