Arsenides

/ɑɹˈsɛnaɪdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of arsenide; multiple chemical compounds formed by combining arsenic with metals or other elements.

Etymology

Standard plural of 'arsenide' formed by adding '-s' to the singular form, maintaining the chemical nomenclature pattern established in 19th-century systematic chemistry.

Kelly Says

Mineralogists have identified dozens of natural arsenides—compounds like mispickel that formed over millions of years, proving that chemistry wasn't invented by humans but discovered in nature.

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