Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or containing cerium, especially with valence 3.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., containing the metal cerium with apparent triad valence: as, cerous sulphate, cerous oxid, etc.
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- adjective chemistry Containing
cerium withvalence three.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Eventually, they X-rayed it and saw the tumor in her knee, an aggressively can cerous mass in the bones.
Cancer Survivor Alyssa Iacoboni Goes on the Hunt of a Lifetime 2007
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He did not like speaking of his loss, as another might not like speaking of a can - cerous growth. jenna has certain artifacts which continue to work for her, as I have some which continue to work for me.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000
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The possibility of a sor-cerous attack had not occurred to him, and he cursed himself for his stupidity.
Winter Warriors Gemmell, David 1997
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No! Whatever else Naitachal was doing in his sor-cerous duel, he was almost certainly trying to wrest control of the Gate Spell from Rualath.
The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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Gazing down at the can-cerous growth which filled the valley, Evan was afraid he already knew the answer.
Sentenced To Prism Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1985
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Cerium forms two classes of salts corresponding to the oxides, cerous oxide (Ce_ {2} O_ {3}) and ceric oxide (CeO_ {2}).
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Compounds of cerium with volatile acids yield dioxide on ignition; and this, on solution in hydrochloric acid, yields cerous chloride and chlorine.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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