arsenical

adj.
Of or containing arsenic.

n.
A drug or preparation containing arsenic.

(är-sĕn'ĭ-kəl)
n.

An agent containing arsenic.

adj.

Of, relating to, or containing arsenic.

1. pertaining to arsenic.
2. a compound containing arsenic.

• a. herbicide — includes monosodium or disodium methanearsonates. See also organic arsenical (below).
• organic a. — includes aliphatic organic arsenicals, e.g. the pharmaceuticals cacodylic and phenarsonic acids, the herbicides monosodium and disodium methanearsonates, aromatic organic arsenicals, e.g. trivalent phenylorganic arsenicals like thiacetarsamide, arsphencomplexamine, and pentavalent phenylorganic arsenicals like arsanilic acid, roxarsone, nitarsone. Poisoning by organic arsenicals causes blindness and incoordination or restlessness, convulsions, incoordination, screaming. Recovery is spontaneous if the toxin is discontinued but some piglets may remain blind.
• a. pyrites — an arsenic-rich ore.
• a. sheepdip, cattledip — usually contains arsenic and sulfur with 20% soluble arsenic and 3% insoluble arsenious sulfide.
• a. smoke — factory smoke effluent from processes using arsenic-rich ores may pollute local pasture with arsenic trioxide.
• a. weedkiller — contains sodium or potassium arsenite or thioarsenites. They may contain up to 40% arsenic trioxide.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or containing arsenic
  Pertains to noun: arsenic (meaning #1)

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