arsenic trisulfide

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noun Chemistry.

a yellow or red crystalline substance, As2S3, occurring in nature as the mineral orpiment, and used as a pigment (king's yellow ) and in pyrotechnics.

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Origin of arsenic trisulfide

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby arsenic trisulfide

arsenical, arsenicalism, arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted, arseno

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Arsenic can also cause cardiovascular disease, which African-Americans have greater genetic susceptibility for, she said.
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Arsenic has been used as a poisoning agent since the Middle Ages.
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Arsenic, copper, lead and PCBs were found in the soil, sediment and water.
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As (metallic) Arsenic:—Obtained by one of the processes already given.
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Arsenic, ar′sen-ik, n. one of the chemical elements: a mineral poison: a soft, gray-coloured metal.
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Arsenic and phosphoric acids interfere unless an excess of free hydrochloric or other acid is present.
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Arsenic also occurs as a constituent of several comparatively rare minerals; and, as an impurity, it is very widely distributed.
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Arsenic itself is volatile, and many of its compounds have the same property.
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