arsénico

See also: arsenico and arsênico

Galician

Etymology

From Latin arsenicum.

Noun

arsénico m (uncountable)

1. arsenic

Further reading

• “arsénico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Chemical element
As
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Alternative forms

• arsênico (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arsenicum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈsɛ.ni.ku/

• Hyphenation: ar‧sé‧ni‧co

Adjective

arsénico (feminine arsénica, masculine plural arsénicos, feminine plural arsénicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (inorganic chemistry) arsenic (related to arsenic acid)

Noun

arsénico m (plural arsénicos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. Synonym of arsénio

Further reading

• “arsénico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), identified by folk etymology with ἄρσην (ársēn, “male, manly”), but actually from Semitic source, and ultimately from an Avestan term meaning "gold". More at arsenic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈseniko/ [aɾˈse.ni.ko]

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• Rhymes: -eniko
• Syllabification: ar‧sé‧ni‧co

Noun

arsénico m (uncountable)

1. arsenic

Derived terms

• trióxido de arsénico

 

Related terms

• arseniato
• arsenical
• arsenífero
• arseniuro

 

Further reading

• “arsénico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10