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
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
Chromium forms three series of compounds, namely the chromous salts corresponding to CrO, chromous oxide, chromic salts, corresponding to Cr2O3, chromium sesquioxide, and the chromates corresponding to CrO3, chromium trioxide or chromic anhydride.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The solution of chromous chloride must therefore be freed from the zinc by filtration in the absence of air.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
While chromium forms two series of salts, chromous salts are difficult to prepare and are of little importance.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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