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<h1>Arsenical</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar*sen"ic*al</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenical</ex> vapor; <ex>arsenical</ex> wall papers.</as></def>

<cs><col>Arsenical silver</col>, <cd>an ore of silver containing arsenic.</cd></cs>

<h1>Arsenicate</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar*sen"i*cate</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Arsenicated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Arsenicating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.</def>

<h1>Arsenicism</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar*sen"i*cism</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.</def>

<h1>Arsenide</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar"sen*ide</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called <i>arseniuret</i>.</def>

<h1>Arseniferous</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar`sen*if"er*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or producing arsenic.</def>

<h1>Arsenious</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar*se"ni*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars\'82nieux</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> powder or glass</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<h1>Arsenite</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar"sen*ite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars\'82nite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.</def>

<h1>Arseniuret</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Arsenide</er>.</def>

<h1>Arseniureted</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret`ed</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; <as>as, <ex>arseniureted</ex> hydrogen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>arseniuretted</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Arsenopyrite</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>pyrite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called <i>arsenical pyrites</i> and <i>mispickel</i>.</def>

<h1>Arsesmart</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Arse"smart</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Smartweed; water pepper.</def>

<i>Dr. Prior.</i>

<h1>Arshine</h1> <Xpage=84>

<hw>Ar"shine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Russ. <ets>arshin</ets>, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. <ets>arshin</ets>, <ets>arsh\'d4n</ets>, ell, yard.]</ety> <def>A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.</def>

<h1>Arsine</h1> <Xpage=84>

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