arsenene

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noun

An allotrope of arsenic that has a two-dimensional structure similar to graphene

OriginEnglish graphene ← German Graphit ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) →
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Meanings

nounarsenene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn allotrope of arsenic that has a two-dimensional structure similar to graphene

    The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices..

    2015, M. Zeraati, S. M. Vaez Allaei, I. Abdolhosseini Sarsari, M. Pourfath, D. Donadio, “Highly Anistoropic Thermal Conductivity of Arsenene: An ab initio Study”, in arXiv

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  18. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  19. GermanGraphit
  20. Englishgraph(ite)
  21. Englishgraphene
  22. Englisharsenene

Blend of arsenic + graphene.

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Chicago

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