arsenious

[ ahr-see-nee-uhs ]

/ ɑrˈsi ni əs /

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Origin of arsenious

arsen- + -ious

Words nearby arsenious

arsenic disulfide, arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted, arseno, arseno group, arsenolite

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How to use arsenious in a sentence

Arsenious acid is more frequently used than manganese for the correction of the iron impurity.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux
Arsenious oxide is also used as a chemical reagent in glass making and in the dye industry.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
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

Uses, &c. Arsenious anhydride and its compounds are extensively employed in the arts and medicine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for arsenious

arsenious

arsenous (ˈɑːsɪnəs)

/ (ɑːˈsiːnɪəs) /

adjective

of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state

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