arsenation
/ˌɑɹs(ə)ˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Conversion of a substance to, or reaction of a substance with, an arsenate (“a salt or ester of arsenic acid”).
Countable; Dated; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A simple process for the arsenation of phenol is described."
- "It is known that p-arsanilic acid prepared by direct arsenation of aniline contains diphenylarsinic acid as impurity, and recently it has been pointed out that a fairly large quantity of o-arsanilic acid is present. Unless this is removed, Arsphenamine obtained from arsanilic acid will also contain o-Arsphenamine, and, since little is known of this latter substance, its presence in the drug might be injurious."
- "The arsenations were carried out by the method of Bart which has been modified, particularly by Schmidt."
- "Tertiary arsines, usually admixed with halo- and dihaloarsines, have been obtained by the direct arsenation of suitably activated aromatic compounds, by the addition of arsenic halides to unsaturated compounds, by the reaction of arsenic halides with diazoalkanes, and by the reaction of arsenic metal with free radicals."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English -ate English arsenate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion ? English arsenation Probably from arsenate + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑɹs(ə)ˈneɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌɑːsɪˈneɪʃn̩/