pyroarsenic

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adjective

of, or relating to pyroarsenic acid or its derivatives

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

adjectivepyroarsenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to pyroarsenic acid or its derivatives

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  9. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  10. Old Median*zaranyam
  11. Old Median*kā
  12. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  13. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  14. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  15. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  16. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  17. Latinarsenicum
  18. Middle Frencharsenic
  19. Middle Englisharsenik
  20. Englisharsenic
  21. Englishpyroarsenic

From pyro- + arsenic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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