selenious
[ si-lee-nee-uh s ]
/ sɪˈli ni əs /
adjective Chemistry.
containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
Also
selenous.
Origin of selenious
First recorded in 1825–35;
seleni(um) +
-ous
Words nearby selenious
selenga,
selenic,
selenic acid,
selenide,
seleniferous,
selenious,
selenious acid,
selenite,
selenium,
selenium cell,
selenium rectifier
Example sentences from the Web for selenious
When this is dissolved in water it yields a crystalline hydrate of selenious acid (H2SeO3).
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyThe salts formed by selenious acid (selenites), with the exception of those of the alkali metals, are mostly insoluble in water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleySulphurous acid has no action on selenic acid, but instantly decomposes the selenious acid.
British Dictionary definitions for selenious
selenious
selenous (sɪˈliːnəs)
/ (sɪˈliːnɪəs) /
adjective
of or containing selenium in the divalent or tetravalent state