arsenic acid

noun

A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H₃AsO₄, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.

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Meanings

nounarsenic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA poisonous, white crystalline compound, H₃AsO₄, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.

Translations

Afrikaans arseensuur
  • arseensuurH3AsO4
Brazilian Portuguese ácido arsênico
  • ácido arsênicoH3AsO4
Chinese Cantonese 砷酸
  • 砷酸 (san¹ syun¹)H3AsO4
Chinese Mandarin 砷酸
  • 砷酸 (shēnsuān)H3AsO4
Dutch arseenzuur
  • arseenzuurH3AsO4
European Portuguese ácido arsénico
  • ácido arsénicoH3AsO4
French acide arsénique
  • acide arséniqueH3AsO4
German Arsensäure
  • ArsensäureH3AsO4
Italian acido arsenico
  • acido arsenicoH3AsO4
Japanese 砒酸
  • 砒酸 (hisan)H3AsO4
Polish kwas arsenowy
  • kwas arsenowyH3AsO4
Romanian acid arsenic
  • acid arsenicH3AsO4
Russian мышьяко́вая кислота́
  • мышьяко́вая кислота́ (myšʹjakóvaja kislotá)H3AsO4
Swedish arseniksyra
  • arseniksyraH3AsO4
Cite this entry
APA

arsenic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenic%20acid

MLA

“arsenic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenic%20acid.

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