arsenicize

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verb

To treat with arsenic.

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

verbarsenicize (third-person singular simple present arsenicizes, present participle arsenicizing, simple past and past participle arsenicized)

present singular third person arsenicizes · participle present arsenicizing · participle past arsenicized · past arsenicized

  1. transitiveTo treat with arsenic.

    Synonyms: arsenicate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo treat with arsenic.

Similar
arsenicate

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. Englisharsenicize

From arsenic + -ize.

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Translations

Japanese 砒化する
  • 砒化する (hika suru)to treat with arsenic
Portuguese arseniar
  • arseniarto treat with arsenic
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arsenicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenicize

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“arsenicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenicize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenicize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenicize.

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