radioarsenic

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noun

radioactive arsenic (especially when used as a tracer)

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

nounradioarsenic (uncountable)
  1. uncountableradioactive arsenic (especially when used as a tracer)

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  6. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  7. Old Median*zaranyam
  8. Old Median*kā
  9. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  10. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  11. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  12. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  13. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  14. Latinarsenicum
  15. Middle Frencharsenic
  16. Middle Englisharsenik
  17. Englisharsenic
  18. Englishradioarsenic

From radio- + arsenic.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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