arsenious

American  

[ahr-see-nee-uhs] / ɑrˈsi ni əs /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. arsenous.

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arsenious British  

/ ˈɑːsɪnəs, ɑːˈsiːnɪəs /

adjective

1. of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state

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Etymology

Origin of arsenious

arsen- + -ious

Example Sentences

From the arsenical waste arsenious acid can be recovered, and converted back into arsenic acid by the action of nitric acid.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

The utility of arsenious acid for devitalizing the dental pulp was discovered by J. R. Spooner of Montreal, and first published in 1836 by his brother Shearjashub in his Guide to Sound Teeth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

According to Binz and Schultz its power is due to the fact that it is an oxygen-carrier, arsenious acid withdrawing oxygen from the protoplasm to form arsenic acid, which subsequently yields up its oxygen again.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The arsenious oxide is condensed in appropriate chambers.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

The insufficiency of this argument, however, is shown by the data for arsenious and antimonious oxides, and also for the polymorphs of calcium carbonate, the more symmetrical polymorphs having a lower density.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various