Sodium Selenite
| Definition: |
Selenious acid, disodium salt. It is used therapeutically to supply the trace element selenium. |
| Notes: |
a selenium cpd: do not confuse X ref SELENITE with the selenite which is a form of CALCIUM SULFATE |
| Also Called: |
diselenious acid, di-Na salt of Sodium Selenite,mono-Na salt of Sodium Selenite,Na salt (2:1) of Sodium Selenite,Na salt of Sodium Selenite,pentahydrate of Sodium Selenite,Selenite |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
10102-18-8 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Selenium (1966-1993) |
Sodium Selenite Definitions and Terms
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