triarsenic

T1R1I1A1R1S1E1N1I1C3

noun

Three arsenic atoms or cations in a molecule (As₃)

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

nountriarsenic (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryThree arsenic atoms or cations in a molecule (As₃)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  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. Englishtriarsenic

From tri- + arsenic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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