Definition of Arsenite

1. n. A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.

Definition of Arsenite

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO33- anion (or protonated derivatives); Any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid ¹

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Definition of Arsenite

1. a chemical salt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Arsenite

1. A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. Origin: Cf. F. Arsenite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Literary usage of Arsenite

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1. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"Sol. in cone, acids with separation of As2O3. Acetic arid is without action. (Bunsen and Berthold. 1834.) Sol. in KOH, or XaOH+Aq. Iron (ferric) arsenite, ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1852)
"B. arsenite OF SILVER-OXIDE, or SILVER-arsenite.—arsenite of potash or ammonia throws down a yellow powder from solution of silver- nitrate. ..."

3. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"On adding an aqueous solution of arsenite of potash or soda to an aqueous solution of nitrate of silver, arsenite of silver is thrown down as a yellow ..."

4. Metallurgical Analysis by Nathaniel Wright Lord, Dana James Demorest (1913)
"LEAD PEROXIDE—arsenite METHOD Instead of determining the maganese by comparing the colors in the above method, the permanganate may be titrated by a ..."

5. First Outlines of a Dictionary of Solubilities of Chemical Substances by Frank Humphreys Storer (1864)
"When an aqueous solution of arsenite of ammonia is exposed to the air, ... arsenite of baryta is not precipitated from solutions containing citrate of soda. ..."

6. Representative Procedures in Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Frank Austin Gooch (1916)
"to convert the trioxide entirely into dipotassium hydrogen arsenite but more than enough to form dihydrogen potassium arsenite. Should more alkali hydroxide ..."

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