arsenobenzene

A1R1S1E1N1O1B3E1N1Z10E1N1E1

noun

The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals

OriginEnglish benzene ← German Benzin ← Middle English arsenik →
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Meanings

nounarsenobenzene (plural arsenobenzenes)

plural arsenobenzenes

  1. chemistryThe aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals

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. Englisharseno-
  17. GermanBenzoe
  18. GermanBenzin
  19. Englishbenzine
  20. Englishbenzene
  21. Englisharsenobenzene

From arseno- + benzene.

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Translations

Portuguese arsenobenzeno
  • arsenobenzenoan aromatic derivative of arsenic
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APA

arsenobenzene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenobenzene

MLA

“arsenobenzene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenobenzene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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