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ARSENICAL

Dictionary entry overview: What does arsenical mean?

• ARSENICAL (noun)
The noun ARSENICAL has 1 sense:

1. a pesticide or drug containing arsenic

Familiarity information: ARSENICAL used as a noun is very rare.

• ARSENICAL (adjective)
The adjective ARSENICAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or containing arsenic

Familiarity information: ARSENICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ARSENICAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A pesticide or drug containing arsenic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("arsenical" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))

• ARSENICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Relating to or containing arsenic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

arsenic vapor

Pertainym:

arsenical (a pesticide or drug containing arsenic)

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