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arsinous

arsinous noun: a chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).

Noun

arsinous (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).

Words formed from arsinous

Phrases with arsinous

Questions about arsinous

What does arsinous mean?
Arsinous means a chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
What part of speech is arsinous?
Arsinous is a noun.

Words near arsinous in the dictionary

  1. Arsinoe
  2. arsinoline
  3. arsinolines
  4. arsinolizine
  5. arsinolizines
  6. arsinous
  7. arsinous acid
  8. arsinous acids
  9. arsinoyl
  10. arsinoyls
  11. Arsinoë

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