arsenious

[ahr-see-nee-uh s]

adjective Chemistry.

arsenous.

Origin of arsenious

arsen- + -ious

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Historical Examples of arsenious

Arsenious acid again has been respired in the form of vapour.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
As Arsenious anhydride:—Obtained in a weighed capsule or tube, either by the crystallisation or sublimation test.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Arsenious acid, if present, should be removed by sulphuretted hydrogen before applying the tests.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Arsenious acid is found in commerce in the form of a white powder or in small opaque cakes.
Memoranda on Poisons
Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Arsenious acid preserves bodies very well, but a single subject would require a killogram!
History of Embalming
J. N. Gannal

British Dictionary definitions for arsenious

arsenious

arsenous (ˈɑːsɪnəs)

adjective

of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state

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