diarsenic

D2I1A1R1S1E1N1I1C3

noun

Two arsenic atoms in a molecule.

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

noundiarsenic (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo arsenic atoms in a molecule.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  10. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  11. Old Median*zaranyam
  12. Old Median*kā
  13. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  14. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  15. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  16. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  17. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  18. Latinarsenicum
  19. Middle Frencharsenic
  20. Middle Englisharsenik
  21. Englisharsenic
  22. Englishdiarsenic

From di- + arsenic.

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APA

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

MLA

“diarsenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarsenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diarsenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarsenic.

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