arsenical
adjective
ar·sen·i·cal
är-ˈse-ni-kəl 
: of, relating to, containing, or caused by arsenic
arsenical poisoning
arsenical
noun
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All the arsenical books — which ranged in price from $150 to $450 — sold within 48 hours.
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Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Museums can then make adjustments where needed, such as enclosing the mounts in airtight glass cases or working with taxidermists to redo the mounts without arsenical pesticides.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Thanks to the work of researchers from more than a dozen other institutions and private collections, 101 arsenical books have so far been identified, Tedone says.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2022
Although others suspected arsenical wallpaper, Morris didn’t believe—or claimed not to believe—that arsenic was bad for you.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 Apr. 2017
The Industrial Revolution gave rise to a prolific amount of smelting and burning of coal, which released arsenical compounds that then made their way into a variety of products.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
Although others suspected arsenical wallpaper, Morris didn’t believe—or claimed not to believe—that arsenic was bad for you.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 Apr. 2017
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Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Museums can then make adjustments where needed, such as enclosing the mounts in airtight glass cases or working with taxidermists to redo the mounts without arsenical pesticides.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Thanks to the work of researchers from more than a dozen other institutions and private collections, 101 arsenical books have so far been identified, Tedone says.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2022
Although others suspected arsenical wallpaper, Morris didn’t believe—or claimed not to believe—that arsenic was bad for you.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 Apr. 2017
The Industrial Revolution gave rise to a prolific amount of smelting and burning of coal, which released arsenical compounds that then made their way into a variety of products.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
Although others suspected arsenical wallpaper, Morris didn’t believe—or claimed not to believe—that arsenic was bad for you.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 3 Apr. 2017
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arsenical
1 of 2 adjective
ar·sen·i·cal
är-ˈsen-i-kəl
: of, relating to, containing, or caused by arsenic
an arsenical drug
arsenical poisoning
arsenical
2 of 2 noun
: a compound or preparation containing arsenic
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