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arsenic
[ noun ahr-suh-nik, ahrs-nik; adjective ahr-sen-ik ]
noun
- a grayish-white element having a metallic luster, vaporizing when heated, and forming poisonous compounds. : As; : 74.92; : 33.
- a mineral, the native element, occurring in white or gray masses.
adjective
- of or containing arsenic, especially in the pentavalent state.
arsenic
noun
- a toxic metalloid element, existing in several allotropic forms, that occurs principally in realgar and orpiment and as the free element. It is used in transistors, lead-based alloys, and high-temperature brasses. Symbol: As; atomic no: 33; atomic wt: 74.92159; valency: 鈥3, 0, +3, or +5; relative density: 5.73 (grey); melting pt: 817掳C at a pressure of 3MN/m虏 (grey); sublimes at 613掳C (grey)
- a nontechnical name for arsenic trioxide
adjective
- of or containing arsenic, esp in the pentavalent state
arsenic
- A metalloid element most commonly occurring as a gray crystal, but also found as a yellow crystal and in other forms. Arsenic and its compounds are highly poisonous and are used to make insecticides, weed killers, and various alloys. Atomic number 33; atomic weight 74.922; valence 3, 5. Gray arsenic melts at 817掳C (at 28 atm pressure), sublimes at 613掳C, and has a specific gravity of 5.73.
- See Periodic Table
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍顎卆谤路蝉别苍顎僫肠 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of arsenic1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of arsenic1
Example Sentences
The lab results also showed arsenic in amounts higher than federal and state levels, but below another common level used in California.
But another possible source could have been from repeated applications of fertilizers containing lead and arsenic that were widely used over the last century, Wallace said.
Environmental and health officials have warned that wildfire ash from burned buildings can contain hazardous substances including cancer-causing arsenic and brain-damaging lead.
The sites are thought to contain substances such as lead or arsenic.
In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.
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