arsenosugar

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noun

Any of several carbohydrates that contain arsenic, found in certain marine algae.

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounarsenosugar (plural arsenosugars)

plural arsenosugars

  1. biochemistryAny of several carbohydrates that contain arsenic, found in certain marine algae.

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*ḱorkeh₂
  18. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  19. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  20. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  21. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  22. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  23. Old Italianzucchero
  24. Old Frenchçucre
  25. Middle Englishsugre
  26. Englishsugar
  27. Englisharsenosugar

From arseno- + sugar.

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Translations

Portuguese arsenoaçúcar
  • arsenoaçúcarany of several carbohydrates that contain arsenic
Cite this entry
APA

arsenosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenosugar

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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