atomic number 33

1. 1.

   a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

   SynonymsarsenicAs

   Broaderchemical element

Questions about atomic number 33

What does atomic number 33 mean?

atomic number 33 means "a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar".

What is another word for atomic number 33?

Close synonyms include arsenic, As. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 33 a common word?

atomic number 33 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.