arsenous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(är′sə nəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ar•se•nous  (är′sə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrycontaining arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl3.
  2. Chemistryof or derived from arsenous acid.
Also, arsenious. 
  • arsen- + -ous 1790–1800

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ar•se•ni•ous  (är sē′nē əs),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryarsenous.
  • arsen- + -ious

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arsenious / ɑːˈsiːnɪəs/, arsenous / ˈɑːsɪnəs/
  1. of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
'arsenous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arsenic trioxide - arsenious - arsenite - arsenous acid

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