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Arsenic Trioxide

Definition: Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic Trioxide

Noun

1. A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer.

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Specialty Definition: Arsenic Trioxide

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Chemistry

Arsenic (III) oxide, As2O3. Formed by burning As in air, contains As4O6 molecules or AsO3 units joined by oxygen bridges. As2O3 is used in glass manufacture and as arsenates (III) in insecticides, weedkillers and defoliants. It is used as a standard reducing agent (with I2 solution). It gives arsenates (III) with alkalis. (2). Source: European Union. (references)

Health

An anticancer drug that induces programmed cell death (apoptosis) in certain cancer cells. (references)

Mining

A white, odorless, tasteless powder; AsO3 . Used in the manufacture of pigments, glass, and other arsenic compounds, ceramic enamels, and aniline colors; mixed with soda ash for boiler compounds.Syn:white arsenic; arsenious oxide. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Arsenic Trioxide

Synonyms: arsenic (n), arsenous anhydride (n), arsenous oxide (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Arsenic Trioxide

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Modern Translation: Arsenic Trioxide

Language Translations for "arsenic trioxide"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

白 ' (white arsenic). (various references)

   

Danish

  

As2O3 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsentrioxyd (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), arsensyrlingsanhydrid (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsensyrling (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenik (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), hvidt arsen (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), diarsentrioxid (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

As2O3 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenik (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenigzuur (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arseniek (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenicumhexoxyde (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenicum (arsenic), arseentrioxide (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, diarsenic trioxide, rat poison, white arsenic), arseenoxide (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), witte arseen (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), wit arseniek (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), rattenkruit (arsenic), diarseentrioxide (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, diarsenic trioxide, rat poison, white arsenic). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

arsenikki (arsenic), arseenitrioksidi (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic). (various references)

   

French

  

As2O3 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), arsenic blanc (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), arsenic (arsenic), anhydride arsénieux (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious anhydride, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), acide arsénieux (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), trioxyde de diarsenic, trioxyde d'arsenic (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), oxyde arsénieux (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, white arsenic). (various references)

   

German

  

As2O3 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), Arsentrioxyd | Arsentrioxid (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), Arsentrioxid (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), Arsenik (arsenic), Arsenigsaeureanhydrid (arsenious acid, arsenious anhydride, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), Weissarsenik (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), Diarsentrioxid (diarsenic trioxide). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

λευκό αρσενικό (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), αρσενικώδης ανυδρίτης (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), αρσενικώδες οξείδιο (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), αρσενικώδες οξύ (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), τριοξείδιο του αρσενικού (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, diarsenic trioxide, rat poison, white arsenic), τριοξείδιο διαρσενικού (diarsenic trioxide), οξείδιον αρσενικού (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic). (various references)

   

Italian

  

As2O3 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenico triossido (diarsenic trioxide), arsenico bianco (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsenico (arsenic, arsenical), anidride arseniosa (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), acido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), triossido di arsenico (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), ossido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), diarsenico triossido (diarsenic trioxide). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arsenicay ioxidetray

   

Portuguese

  

As2O3 (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsénio branco (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsénico (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), anidrido arsenioso (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious anhydride, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), trióxido de diarsénio (diarsenic trioxide), trióxido de arsénio (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, diarsenic trioxide, rat poison, white arsenic), trióxido de arsénico (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), óxido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), ácido arseniso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

As203 (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsénico blanco (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), arsénico (arsenic, arsenical), anhídrido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious anhydride, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), trióxido de diarsénico (diarsenic trioxide), trióxido de arsénico (arsenic, arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, diarsenic trioxide, rat poison, white arsenic), cido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic), óxido de arsénico (arsenic, arsenious oxide, white arsenic), óxido arsenioso (arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3, rat poison, white arsenic). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Arsenic Trioxide

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-i-i-i-n-o-r-r-s-t-x"

-3 letters: dictionaries, doctrinaires, interiorised, redirections.

-4 letters: considerate, cordierites, desecration, directories, directrixes, doctrinaire, execrations, interiorise, itineraries, ordinariest, rancidities, recreations, redirection.

-5 letters: acridities, ancestored, cointerred, contraries, cordierite, coresident, corianders, criterions, deaconries, desecrator, dieticians, directions, discretion, distrainer, distrainor, escritoire, excoriated, excoriates, excretions, execration, execrators, idoneities, indicators, indiscreet, iridescent, irredentas, irridentas, ordinaries, reconsider, recreation, redactions, reeditions, restrained.

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Alternative Orthography: Arsenic Trioxide


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 72 73 65 6E 69 63      54 72 69 6F 78 69 64 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01110010 01110011 01100101 01101110 01101001 01100011 00100000 01010100 01110010 01101001 01101111 01111000 01101001 01100100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#114 &#115 &#101 &#110 &#105 &#99 &#32 &#84 &#114 &#105 &#111 &#120 &#105 &#100 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0072 0073 0065 006E 0069 0063      0054 0072 0069 006F 0078 0069 0064 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3584857180756925484758190757071

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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