[ˈɑːs(ə)nɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 33, a brittle steel-grey metalloid


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting yellow orpiment, arsenic sulphide): via Old French from Latin arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon ‘yellow orpiment’, identified with arsenikos ‘male’, but in fact from Arabic al-zarnīḵ ‘the orpiment’, based on Persian zar ‘gold’

[ɑːˈsɛnɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to arsenic


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting yellow orpiment, arsenic sulphide): via Old French from Latin arsenicum, from Greek arsenikon ‘yellow orpiment’, identified with arsenikos ‘male’, but in fact from Arabic al-zarnīḵ ‘the orpiment’, based on Persian zar ‘gold’