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ARSENICAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pesticide or drug containing arsenic
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arsenical" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))
Derivation:
arsenical (relating to or containing arsenic)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing arsenic
Example:
arsenic vapor
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
arsenical (a pesticide or drug containing arsenic)
Derivation:
arsenic (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)
arsenic (a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer)
arsenical (a pesticide or drug containing arsenic)
