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selenious

selenious adjective: of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds.

Adjective

selenious (comparative more selenious, superlative most selenious)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds.

Forms of selenious

comparativemore selenious
superlativemost selenious

Origin of selenious

From selenium + -ious.

Words formed from selenious

  • selenious acid

Questions about selenious

What does selenious mean?
Selenious means of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds.
What part of speech is selenious?
Selenious is an adjective.

Words near selenious in the dictionary

  1. selenine
  2. seleninic
  3. seleninic acid
  4. seleninic acids
  5. selenio-
  6. selenious
  7. seleniscope
  8. seleniscopes
  9. selenite
  10. selenites
  11. selenitian

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