As
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic
forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as
herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in
arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar [syn: arsenic, atomic
number 33]
2: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island
of Samoa [syn: American Samoa, Eastern Samoa]
adv : to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were
equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child
sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale";
"he is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: equally, every
bit]