nnoun.substancea white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killerSynset:arsenic trioxide arsenous anhydride arsenous oxide ratsbane white arsenic
Derivationally Related Form:arsenical
Hypernyms:trioxide
Inherited Hypernyms:arsenictrioxideoxidecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:arsenictrioxideoxidecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.substancea 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 realgarSynset:As atomic number 33
Derivationally Related Form:arseniousarsenical
Substance Holonyms:arsenopyrite mispickel herbicide weed killer weedkiller insect powder insecticide orpiment realgar
Hypernyms:chemical element element
Inherited Hypernyms:arsenicchemical elementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:arsenicchemical elementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity