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n.
A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
n.
Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, sulphur and arsenic; -- said of an acid which is the same as arsenic acid with the substitution of sulphur for oxygen.
n.
A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
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A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.
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Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
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An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc.
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A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel.
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a.
Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.
n.
An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac.
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n.
Native sulphide of arsenic, including sandarach, or realgar, and orpiment.
a.
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers.
v. t.
To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.
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A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper.
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Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
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Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid.
n.
One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356ยก Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
n.
The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle.
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