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Of, relating to, or containing a particular trivalent and penatavalent metalloid element -- used especially of compounds in which this element is trivalent

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Usage examples (9)
  • Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning “containing arsenic.”
  • The arsenious oxide is condensed in appropriate chambers.
  • Fowler's solution is the best-known medicinal preparation of arsenic, and contains 1 grain of arsenious anhydride in 110 minims.
  • The following method is sometimes used to find the proportion of arsenious oxide in
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