Definition of Selenic acid

1. Noun. A strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid.

Generic synonyms: Acid

Definition of Selenic acid

1. Noun. (chemistry) a solid white acid, H2SeO4, having the same structure and similar reactions as sulphuric acid ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Selenic Acid

selegiline
selen-
selenane
selenate
selenate reductase
selenates
selenatian
selene unguium
selenecentric
selenenic
selenenic acid
selenhydric
selenhydric acid
selenian
selenic
selenic acid (current term)
selenide
selenides
seleniferous
seleninic
seleninic acid
selenio-
selenious
selenite
selenites
selenitian
selenitic
selenitical
selenium
selenium cell

Literary usage of Selenic acid

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1. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1833)
"By decomposition of water, oxide of iron and hydro-selenic acid are ... Hydro-selenic acid gas is colourless. Its odour is at first similar to that of ..."

2. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis. (Chiefly Inorganic). by William Crookes (1871)
"selenic acid is prepared from selenious acid by dissolving the latter in water, and precipitating the solution with nitrate of silver; the insoluble ..."

3. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis: (chiefly Inorganic) by William Crookes (1886)
"The solution, having been filtered and concentrated by evaporation, yields selenic acid, free from sulphuric or selenious acid. ..."

4. Elements of Inorganic Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science by Thomas Graham (1858)
"Selenium combines in two proportions with oxygen, forming selenious acid, which corresponds with sulphurous acid, and selenic acid corresponding with ..."

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