xìnshí

信

Character · NounTraditional信石

arsenic; arsenolite

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

arsenic; arsenolite

technical

A traditional Chinese medicine and chemical term, refers to refined arsenic trioxide.

Hóng红
xìn信
shí石
hé和
bái白
xìn信
shí石
shì是
liǎng两
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
xìn信
shí石
 。

Red arsenolite and white arsenolite are two different types of arsenic.

Xìn信
shí石
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jù剧
dú毒
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
 ,
shǐ使
yòng用
xū需
yán严
gé格
kòng控
zhì制
jì剂
liàng量
 。

Arsenic is a highly toxic traditional Chinese medicine, and its dosage must be strictly controlled.