selenic acid

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.

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selenic acid British  

noun

1. a colourless crystalline soluble strong dibasic acid analogous to sulphuric acid. Formula: H 2 SeO 4

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Etymology

Origin of selenic acid

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Upon the cool portions of the tube a steel-grey sublimate is deposited, and, beyond that, can be discerned small crystals of selenic acid.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

It was not attacked by any acid except boiling selenic acid, since it formed a tremendous number of insoluble salts.

From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood

It is attacked only by boiling selenic acid which, as you must know, dissolves platinum readily.

From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood

Sel′ēnate, a compound of selenic acid with a base.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various