arsine

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/ˈɑː(ɹ)siːn//ˈɑː(ɹ)saɪn/

noun

A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.

Similar
arsanearsenic trihydridearseniuretted hydrogenarsenous hydridehydrogen arsenide
OriginEnglish arsenic ← Middle English arsenik ← Middle French arsenic →
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Meanings

nounarsine (countable and uncountable, plural arsines)

plural arsines

  1. uncountablechemistryA compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.
  2. countablechemistryAny organic derivative of this compound, or of diarsane, triarsane etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
arsanearsenic trihydridearseniuretted hydrogenarsenous hydridehydrogen arsenide

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. Englisharsine

From ars(enic) + -ine (“suffix used to form names of chemical substances”).

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Translations

Catalan arsina
  • arsinaAsH3
Chinese Cantonese 胂
  • 胂 (san⁶)AsH3
Chinese Mandarin 胂
  • 胂AsH3
Finnish arsiini, -arsiini
  • arsiiniAsH3
  • -arsiiniderivative of AsH3
  • arsiini-derivative of AsH3
Irish airsín
  • airsínAsH3
Italian arsina, -arsina
  • arsinaAsH3
  • -arsinaderivative of AsH3
Japanese アルシン, 砒化水素
  • アルシン (arushin)AsH3
  • 砒化水素 (hika suiso)AsH3
Malay arsina
  • arsinaderivative of AsH3
Polish arseniak, arsenowodór
  • arseniakAsH3
  • arsenowodórAsH3
  • arseniakderivative of AsH3
Portuguese arsina
  • arsinaAsH3
Spanish arsina
  • arsinaAsH3

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rainesArneissarnieRaisenSerianerasinResianesirna
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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