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Arsenic
01
a poisonous chemical element with properties of both metals and nonmetals that is grey in color, used in industry or as a pesticide
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Examples
Arsenic was once commonly used in rat poison and insecticides.
02
a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
arsenic
01
relating to or involving the chemical element arsenic, known for its toxic properties
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
domain
chemistry, medicine, toxicity
Examples
Arsenic poisoning can occur through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact with arsenic-containing substances.
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