sodium selenite

noun

A salt, Na₂SeO₃, prepared by a reaction of selenium dioxide with sodium hydroxide; it is a colorless solid, soluble in water, mainly used in the manufacture of colorless glass.

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Meanings

nounsodium selenite (countable and uncountable, plural sodium selenites)

plural sodium selenites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA salt, Na₂SeO₃, prepared by a reaction of selenium dioxide with sodium hydroxide; it is a colorless solid, soluble in water, mainly used in the manufacture of colorless glass.
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