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arsenic
noun(ar-se-nic)
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
Synonyms: arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, ratsbane, white arsenic,
arsenic
noun(ar-se-nic)
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
Synonyms: as, atomic number 33,

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