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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

(Chem.)

Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; – said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds;

as,

argentous

chloride

argentous ‎(not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.