Definitions for arsenic

Overview of noun arsenic

The noun arsenic has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) arsenic, arsenic trioxide, arsenous anhydride, arsenous oxide, white arsenic, ratsbane

(a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer)

2. arsenic, As, atomic number 33

(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)