uranous, a. Chem.
(ˈjʊərənəs)
[f. uran-ium + -ous c. Cf. F. uraneux.]
1. Formed from or related to the lower oxide of uranium.
| 1842 T. Graham Elem. Chem. 643 The uranous sulphate yields, by evaporation, green prismatic crystals. 1866 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 203 There are two oxides which form salts, viz., uranous oxide, UO, and uranic oxide, U2O3. 1868 Watts' Dict. Chem. V. 942 Uranous Bromide. Ibid., Uranous chloride. 1894 G. S. Newth Inorg. Chem. 617 Uranium dioxide..yielding the unstable uranous salts, such as uranous sulphate. |
2. Of or pertaining to, typical of, uranium.
| 1878 Abney Photogr. 159 This is reduced to the uranous state by the action of light in the presence of organic matter. |