rhodarsenide en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)der. English rhodo- 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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English arsenide English rhodarsenide Named after its chemical composition of rhodium and arsenic. From rhodo- + arsenide.
Meanings
- (uncountable) An orthorhombic brown mineral containing arsenic, palladium, and rhodium.