Arsenic (2)
Ar‐sen″ic, a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; — said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Arsenical
Ar‐sen″ic‐al, a. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers.Arsenical silver, an ore of silver containing arsenic.
Arsenicate
Ar‐sen″i‐cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arsenicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Arsenicating.] To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.
Arsenicism
Ar‐sen″i‐cism, n.(Med.) A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.
Arsenide
Ar″sen‐ide (�), n.(Chem.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; — formerly called arseniuret.
Arseniferous
Ar′sen‐if″er‐ous (�), a. [Arsenic + -ferous.] Containing or producing arsenic.
Arsenious
Ar‐se″ni‐ous (�), a. [Cf. F. arsénieux.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenious powder or glass.2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arseni...
Arsenite
Ar″sen‐ite (�), n. [Cf. F. arsénite.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.
Arseniuret
Ar′se‐ni″u‐ret (�), n.(Chem.) See Arsenide.
Arseniureted
Ar′se‐ni″u‐ret′ed, a.(Chem.) Combined with arsenic; — said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen. [Also spelt arseniuretted.]
Arsenopyrite
Ar′sen‐o‐pyr″ite (�), n. [Arsenic + pyrite.] (Min.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; — also called arsenical pyrites an...
Arsesmart
Arse″smart (�), n. Smartweed; water pepper. Dr. Prior.
Arshine
‖Ar″shine (är″shēn), n. [Russ. arshin, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. arshin, arshūn, ell, yard.] A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.
Arsine
Ar″sine (är″sĭn or –sēn), n. [From Arsenic.] (Chem.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniurete...
Arsis
‖Ar″sis (är″sĭs), n. [L. arsis, Gr. ἄρσισ a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. αἴρειν to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am early misapprehen...
Arsmetrike
Ars′met″rike (ärz′mĕt″rĭk), n. [An erroneous form of arithmetic, as if from L. ars metrica the measuring art.] Arithmetic. Chaucer.
Arson
Ar″son (är″s'n; 277), n. [OF. arson, arsun, fr. L. ardere, arsum, to burn.] (Law) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law i...
Art
Art (ärt). The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou...
Art (2)
Art (ärt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; ...
Art union
Art′ un″ion (�). An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.
Artemia
‖Ar‐te″mi‐a (är‐tĕ″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Ἄρτεμισ, a Greek goddess.] (Zoöl.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
Artemisia
Ar′te‐mi″si‐a (ärtē̍″mĭzh″ĭ‐ȧ or ärtē̍″mĭsh″ĭ‐ȧ), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. Αρτεμισἴα.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of ...
Arteriac
Ar‐te″ri‐ac (�), a. [L. arteriacus, Gr. �. See Artery.] Of or pertaining to the windpipe.
Arterial
Ar‐te″ri‐al (�), a. [Cf. F. artériel.] 1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembl...
Arterialization
Ar‐te′ri‐al‐i‐za″tion (�), n.(Physiol.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid ...
Arterialize
Ar‐te″ri‐al‐ize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arterialized; p. pr. & vb. n.Arterializing.] To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; t...
Arteriography
Ar‐te′ri‐og″ra‐phy, n. [Gr. � + -graphy.] A systematic description of the arteries.