selenious

American

[si-lee-nee-uhs] / sɪˈli ni əs /

adjective

Chemistry.

containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.

selenious British

/ sɪˈliːnɪəs, sɪˈliːnəs /

adjective

of or containing selenium in the divalent or tetravalent state

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Etymology

Origin of selenious

First recorded in 1825–35; seleni(um) + -ous

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Selenious acid, 6 parts; cupric sulphate, 10 parts; water 1,000 parts; nitric acid, 5 parts.

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Selenious acid, 10 parts; nitric acid, 5 parts; cupric sulphate; water, 1,000 parts.

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