chromous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of chromous
First recorded in 1830–40; chrom(ium) + -ous
Example Sentences
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It is advisable to use an excess of chromous acetate or an insufficient quantity of hydrochloric acid, so that there may be no free hydrochloric acid in the liquid.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
Intensities of emerald green, chromous oxide, and terre verte 103 22.
From Colour Measurement and Mixture by Abney, W. de W.
In this manner a chromous acetate is obtained perfectly free from zinc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
It is filled with dilute hydrochloric acid, and after the expulsion of the air by a current of gas, plentiful quantities of chromous acetate are passed into the bottles.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
The blue chromous chloride solution thus obtained is poured into a saturated solution of sodium acetate in an atmosphere of carbonic acid.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
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