arsenic
noun/ˈɑrsənɪk/
Frequency rank: #10,256 most common English word
Meaning
A toxic chemical element (symbol As) used in some pesticides and historically as a poison.
Example sentence
The detective discovered that the victim had been poisoned with arsenic hidden in the food.
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