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from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., containing palladium as a constituent, with apparently dyad valence: as, palladious chlorid (PdCl2).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as compared with
palladic compounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Of, pertaining to, or containing
palladium ; used specifically to designate thosecompounds in which palladium has a lowervalence compared withpalladic compounds.
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The majority are soluble in water, the chief exceptions being silver bromide, mercurous bromide, palladious bromide and lead bromide; the last is, however, soluble in hot water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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