Arsenation

/ˌɑrsəˈneɪʃən/ noun

The process of treating something with arsenic or an arsenic compound.

From arsenic + the suffix -ation (which creates nouns describing actions or processes). The term developed in 19th-century chemistry and agriculture.

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