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      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]