Definition of Arsonous

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arsonous

1. arson [adj] - See also: arson

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arsonous

arsmetrike
arsocane
arsole
arsoles
arsoline
arson
arson dog
arsonic
arsonic acid
arsonist
arsonists
arsonite
arsonites
arsonium
arsonium compound
arsonous (current term)
arsonous acid
arsonry
arsons
arsorane
arsoranes
arsphenamine
arsphenamines
arste
arsthinol
arsy
arsy varsy
arsy versy
art
art-historical

Literary usage of Arsonous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1892)
"... f — £ Boil an excess ot " arsonous acid (white arsenic) in water to make a saturato^ solution : cool and filter. To 4 ozs. of this *olu(ioii add 4 ozs. ..."

2. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush, Edward Salisbury Dana (1885)
"... crystalline sublimate of arsonous acid. BB charcoal fuses and emits odors of sulphur and arsenic ; by prolonged heating in OP, or with a in RF, ..."

3. Manual of Chemistry: A Guide to Lectures and Laboratory Work for Beginners by William Simon (1916)
"(For arsonous compound, use a solution of arsenous oxide made by dissolving 0.5 gram in 100 cc of hot ..."

4. Inorganic Chemistry: With the Elements of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry by John Iredelle Dillard Hinds (1905)
"An impure arsenate is prepared by boiling a mixture of arsonous oxid, sodium hydroxid, and sodium nitrate. It is used in calico-printing for cleaning the ..."

5. Yale Sheffield Monthly by Yale University, Sheffield Scientific School (1912)
"All of us who were in college last year remember the usual, and somewhat time honored, custom of the Freshmen in their arsonous attempt on the old wooden ..."

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