arsonic acid

noun

ar·​son·​ic acid

(ˈ)är¦sänik-,

-sō-

1

: any of a series of organic acids (such as the arsanilic acids) having the general formula RAsO(OH)₂ and obtainable by oxidizing monosubstituted organic arsines (such as phenyl-arsine C₆H₅AsH₂)

2

: arsinic acid sense 1

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary arsonium + -ic

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