Meaning
arsenic
- A toxic chemical element (symbol As), often used historically as a poison or in industrial applications.
In a sentence
Le analisi hanno rilevato tracce di arsenico nell'acqua.
Tests detected traces of arsenic in the water.
L'arsenico è un veleno potente e inodore.
Arsenic is a powerful, odorless poison.
Non c'era arsenico nel cibo esaminato dal laboratorio.
There was no arsenic in the food tested by the laboratory.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arsenico | masculine · singular |
| arsenici | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Typically masculine uncountable; plural 'arsenici' is extremely rare and limited to technical chemical compounds.