Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or produced from selenium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, selenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
selenic compounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective inorganic chemistry Of, pertaining to, or containing
selenium , especially in a loweroxidation state than correspondingselenic compounds
Etymologies
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From selenium + -ious
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Examples
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This destroys any nitric acid that may be present, and reduces selenic acid (H_ {2} SeO_ {4}) to selenious
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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In the presence of stomach acid, selenite is converted to selenious acid and is further converted to inactive, elemental selenium if vitamin C is taken at the same time.
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