cerous

[ seer-uhs ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing trivalent cerium.

Origin of cerous

1
First recorded in 1860–65; cer(ium) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for cerous

cerous

/ (ˈsɪərəs) /


adjective
  1. of or containing cerium in the trivalent state

Origin of cerous

1
C19: from cerium + -ous

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