triarsenide

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noun

Any arsenide containing three atoms of arsenic per molecule, As₃

OriginEnglish arsenide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Middle English arsenik →
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Meanings

nountriarsenide (plural triarsenides)

plural triarsenides

  1. chemistryAny arsenide containing three atoms of arsenic per 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. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  22. Englisharsenide
  23. Englishtriarsenide

From tri- + arsenide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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