arseno

[ ahr-suh-noh ]
/ ˈɑr səˌnoʊ /

adjective Chemistry.

containing the arseno group.

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Origin of arseno

adj. use of arseno-

Words nearby arseno

arsenic trisulfide, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted, arseno, arseno group, arsenolite, arsenopyrite, arsenous, arsenous acid

Definition for arseno (2 of 2)

arseno-

a combining form representing arsenic or arseno group in the formation of compound words: arsenopyrite.
Also especially before a vowel, arsen-.

Origin of arseno-

arsen(ic) + -o-
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