arsenian

A1R1S1E1N1I1A1N1

adjective

Containing pentavalent arsenic.

OriginEnglish arsenic ← Middle English arsenik ← Middle French arsenic →
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Meanings

arsenian1

adjectivearsenian (comparative more arsenian, superlative most arsenian)

comparative more arsenian · superlative most arsenian

  1. chemistryContaining pentavalent arsenic.

Arsenian2

proper nounArsenian (plural Arsenians)

plural Arsenians

  1. A surname from Armenian.

Origin

arsenian · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  4. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  5. Old Median*zaranyam
  6. Old Median*kā
  7. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  8. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  9. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  10. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  11. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  12. Latinarsenicum
  13. Middle Frencharsenic
  14. Middle Englisharsenik
  15. Englisharsenic
  16. Englisharsenian

From arsenic + -ian.

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Arsenian · proper noun

Variant of Arsenyan.

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Translations

French arsénien
  • arsénienTranslations
Romanian arsenian
  • arsenianTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arsinaneRaisanenNasirean
Cite this entry
APA

arsenian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenian

MLA

“arsenian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenian.

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