selenic acid

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.

selenic acid

noun

1. a colourless crystalline soluble strong dibasic acid analogous to sulphuric acid. Formula: H 2 SeO 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of selenic acid¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

It was not attacked by any acid except boiling selenic acid, since it formed a tremendous number of insoluble salts.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon the cool portions of the tube a steel-grey sublimate is deposited, and, beyond that, can be discerned small crystals of selenic acid.

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It is attacked only by boiling selenic acid which, as you must know, dissolves platinum readily.

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