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selenous definition

se·le·nous (sə lē′nəs)

adjective

designating or of compounds in which selenium has a lower valence than in corresponding selenic compounds: usually containing divalent or tetravalent selenium
also selenious se·le′·ni·ous (-nē əs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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