arsenic — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. arsenic, from L. arsenicum, from late Gk. arsenikon arsenic (Dioscorides; Aristotle has it as sandarake), adapted from Syriac (al) zarniqa arsenic, from Middle Persian zarnik gold colored (arsenic trisulphide has a… … Etymology dictionary
Arsenic — Ar se*nic ([aum]r s[ e]*n[i^]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. arseniko n, arreniko n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. arseniko s or better Attic arreniko s masculine, a rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[=i]kh: cf. F. arsenic.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arsenic poisoning — Infobox Disease Name = Arsenic poisoning Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|T|57|0|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|985.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 42 MeshID = D020261 Arsenic poisoning kills by allosteric inhibition of … Wikipedia
Arsenic and Old Lace (film) — Infobox Film name = Arsenic and Old Lace caption = Theatrical release poster. writer = Joseph Kesselring (play) Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein starring = Cary Grant Josephine Hull Jean Adair Raymond Massey director = Frank Capra producer =… … Wikipedia
color — Synonyms and related words: Adrianople red, Alice blue, Arabian red, Argos brown, Bordeaux, Brunswick black, Brunswick blue, Burgundy, Capri blue, Cassel yellow, Chinese blue, Chinese white, Claude tint, Cologne brown, Columbian red, Congo rubine … Moby Thesaurus
Old Lace (color) — infobox color title=Old Lace hex=FDF5E6 r=253|g=245|b= 230 c= 4|m= 1|y= 0|k= 0 h= 40|s= 6|v=100 source=X11Old Lace is a very pale yellowish orange that resembles the color of an old lace tablecloth.It is one of the original X11 colors and is also … Wikipedia
white arsenic — Arsenic Ar se*nic ([aum]r s[ e]*n[i^]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. arseniko n, arreniko n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. arseniko s or better Attic arreniko s masculine, a rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[=i]kh: cf. F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glass coloring and color marking — may be obtained by 1) addition of coloring ions,[1][2] by 2) precipitation of nanometer sized colloides (so called striking glasses[1] such as ruby gold [3] or red selenium ruby ),[2] 3) by colored … Wikipedia
Ruby of arsenic — Ruby Ru by, n.; pl. {Rubies}. [F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi), LL. rubinus, robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber. See {Rouge}, {red}.] 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White arsenic — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English