rhodousadj.
/ˈrəʊdəs/, U.S. /ˈroʊdəs/ Chemistry. rare.
Of or containing rhodium, esp. in one of its lower oxidation states. Cf. rhodic adj.
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rhodous1842
1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. ii. v. 694 Rhodium is the most oxidable of the platinum metals... It appears to form two oxides, the rhodous and the rhodic.
1944 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 66 1069/2 Dwyer and Nyholm by reduction of pyridine-containing solutions of rhodium trichloride have isolated hexa-pyridine rhodous salts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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