arsenous

[ ahr-suh-nuh s ]
/ ˈɑr sə nəs /

adjective Chemistry.

containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl3.
of or derived from arsenous acid.
Also arsenious.

Origin of arsenous

First recorded in 1790–1800; arsen- + -ous

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH arsenous

arsenous arsonous

Words nearby arsenous

arseno, arseno group, arseno-, arsenolite, arsenopyrite, arsenous, arsenous acid, arsey, arshin, arsine, arsino