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arsenite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO33− anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Finnish: arseniitti — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
  • Hungarian: arzenit — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
  • Italian: arsenato — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
  • Polish: arsenin — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
  • Sanskrit: नेपालित (nepālita) — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
  • Swedish: arsenit — oxyanion of trivalent arsenic
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