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arsenite
Word definitions for arsenite in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO 3 3- anion (or protonated derivatives); Any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arsenite \Ar"sen*ite\, n. [Cf. F. ars['e]nite.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
In chemistry, an arsenite is a chemical compound containing an arsenic oxoanion where arsenic has oxidation state +3. Note that in fields that commonly deal with groundwater chemistry, arsenite is used generically to identify soluble As anions. IUPAC have ...
Usage examples of arsenite.
The separation is effected by distilling the substance with solution of ferric sulphate, and collecting the vapour in a dilute solution of sulphurous acid or arsenite of soda.
These combine with bases to form arsenites and arsenates respectively.
The story of the Arsenites is spread through the thirteen books of Pachymer.