arsenous

[ ahr-suh-nuhs ]

/ ˈɑr sə nəs /

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adjective Chemistry.

containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl3.

of or derived from arsenous acid.

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Origin of arsenous

First recorded in 1790–1800; arsen- + -ous

arsenous , arsonous