selenious

[ si-lee-nee-uhs ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.

Origin of selenious

1
First recorded in 1825–35; seleni(um) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for selenious

selenious

selenous (sɪˈliːnəs)

/ (sɪˈliːnɪəs) /


adjective
  1. of or containing selenium in the divalent or tetravalent state

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