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selenious acid

noun se·le·ni·ous acid \sə-ˌlē-nē-əs-\

Medical Definition of SELENIOUS ACID

:  a poisonous hygroscopic crystalline acid H2SeO3 that is a weaker acid than sulfurous acid and is an oxidizing agent yielding selenium as it is reduced

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