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arsenical definition

ar·seni·cal (är sen′i kəl)

adjective

of or containing arsenic

Etymology: ML arsenicalis

noun

a drug, fungicide, insecticide, etc. whose effect depends on its arsenic content

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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