ARSENIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms
    • arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys
    • found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) arsenic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic
    • used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) arsenic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower