pharmacosiderite

noun

A hydrated basic ferric arsenate, consisting of the elements arsenic, iron, hydrogen, potassium, sodium and oxygen.

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Meanings

nounpharmacosiderite (plural pharmacosiderites)

plural pharmacosiderites

  1. chemistryA hydrated basic ferric arsenate, consisting of the elements arsenic, iron, hydrogen, potassium, sodium and oxygen.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον“poison (i.e. arsenic)”
  2. Englishpharmacosiderite

From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “poison (i.e. arsenic)”) + σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ite.

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

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