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]