argentous

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui se rapporte à l'argent ou qui ressemble à l'argent ; argenté, de couleur argent.

An obsolete adjective meaning relating to or resembling silver; silvery.

1. Relating to univalent silver compoundsC2formalscientific

   Describes chemical compounds where silver has a valence of +1, as opposed to argentic compounds where silver has a higher valence.

   Argent(I)

   • Argentous oxide is a dark brown powder used in some chemical reactions.
   • The chemist studied the properties of argentous chloride.
   • Argentous compounds are generally less stable than argentic ones.