arsenocholine

A1R1S1E1N1O1C3H4O1L1I1N1E1

noun

The organic compound formally derived from choline by replacing the nitrogen atom with arsenic

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounarsenocholine (countable and uncountable, plural arsenocholines)

plural arsenocholines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe organic compound formally derived from choline by replacing the nitrogen atom with arsenic

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. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  18. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  19. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  20. Englishcholine
  21. Englisharsenocholine

From arseno- + choline.

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Translations

German Arsenocholin
  • Arsenocholincholine derivative in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom
Portuguese arsenocolina
  • arsenocolinacholine derivative in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom
Spanish arsenocolina
  • arsenocolinacholine derivative in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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