cyclopolyarsine

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noun

Any compound, composed of a ring of arsenic atoms, of general formula (H-As<)ₙ; any organic derivative of such a compound.

OriginEnglish arsine ← Middle English arsenik ← Middle French arsenic →
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Meanings

nouncyclopolyarsine (plural cyclopolyarsines)

plural cyclopolyarsines

  1. chemistryAny compound, composed of a ring of arsenic atoms, of general formula (H-As<)ₙ; any organic derivative of such a compound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcyclo-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  19. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  20. Englishpoly-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  23. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  24. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  25. Old Median*zaranyam
  26. Old Median*kā
  27. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  28. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  29. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  30. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  31. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  32. Latinarsenicum
  33. Middle Frencharsenic
  34. Middle Englisharsenik
  35. Englisharsenic
  36. Englisharsine
  37. Englishcyclopolyarsine

From cyclo- + poly- + arsine.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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