seleninic acid

noun

sel·​e·​nin·​ic acid

¦selə¦ninik-

: any of a series of organic acids having the general formula RSeO₂H analogous to the sulfinic acids and obtainable by oxidizing diselenides with nitric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary selen- entry 2 + -in + -ic

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