arsenous

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adjective

of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English arsenic ← Middle English arsenik →
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Meanings

adjectivearsenous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryof, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  18. Englisharsenous

From arsenic + -ous.

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Translations

Polish arsenawy
  • arsenawyTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anserous
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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