arsenical

From Latin arsenicum +‎ -al.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsɛnɪkl̩/

arsenical (comparative more arsenical, superlative most arsenical)

1. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 156:

     Radio-active baths are said to act favourably in a sexual direction. So too with arsenical springs, cold water treatment, and hydrotherapy.

arsenical (plural arsenicals)

1. Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
   • 1999, Paracelsus, “Opus Paramirum”, in Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, transl., Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books, page 95:

     Thus Mercury cures the holes which it has provoked and other Arsenicals do likewise.

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arsenical (feminine arsenicale, masculine plural arsenicaux, feminine plural arsenicales)

1. arsenical

• “arsenical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• Hyphenation: ar‧se‧ni‧cal

arsenical m or f (plural arsenicais)

1. arsenical

Borrowed from French arsenical.

arsenical m or n (feminine singular arsenicală, masculine plural arsenicali, feminine and neuter plural arsenicale)

1. arsenical

From arsénico +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /aɾseniˈkal/ [aɾ.se.niˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ar‧se‧ni‧cal

arsenical m or f (masculine and feminine plural arsenicales)

1. arsenical

• “arsenical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024