arsenious
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of arsenious
Example Sentences
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The only danger to be avoided is that of over-firing, which is produced by too great heat of a prolonged duration of firing, which causes the stannic and arsenious acids in the white to volatilize.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The solution of arsenious oxide in water reacts acid towards litmus and contains tribasic arsenious acid, although on evaporation of the solution the trioxide is obtained and not the free acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
White enamel is made by the addition of stannic and arsenious acids to the flux.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
It may be directly prepared by mixing boiling aqueous solutions of equal parts of crystallised verdigris and arsenious acid.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
The standard-strength bath prepared as above contains practically 0.19 per cent arsenious oxid when fresh.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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