arseniuretted

or ar·se·niu·ret·ed

[ ahr-sen-yuh-ret-id, -see-nyuh- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arseniuretted¹

First recorded in 1805–15; arseni(c) + -uret + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The arseniuretted hydrogen produced is passed through a tube containing lead acetate paper and soda-lime, and finally through a narrow glass tube, constricted at various points, and heated by a very small flame.

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A piece of bibulous paper, moistened with silver nitrate, is held over the mouth of the tube, and if arsenic be present, a grey or black deposit is seen on the paper, due to the silver nitrate being reduced by the arseniuretted hydrogen.

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As the arseniuretted hydrogen passes over 652 the heated portion it is decomposed and a black deposit formed.

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No case of injury from the inhalation of arseniuretted hydrogen has come under my own personal observation, if we except the one above alluded to.

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Dear Sir,—I stated in my letter to Dr. North, if I recollect correctly, that the use of animal food was resumed in consequence of a protracted indisposition brought on, as was supposed, by the inhalation of arseniuretted hydrogen gas.

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