selenium
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English
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Se | |
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Etymology
[edit]From French sélénium, the name coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) in reference to original confusion with the similar element tellurium.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, US) enPR: sĭlēn′ēəm, səlēn′ēəm, IPA(key): /sɪˈliːni.əm/, /səˈliːni.əm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːniəm
Noun
[edit]selenium (usually uncountable, plural seleniums)
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
- Hypernym: chalcogen
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 4:
- Pluck almost any cell from your body and it will have a million or more selenium atoms in it.
- A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
[edit]- hydroselenic acid
- metallic selenium
- selane
- selen-
- selenate
- seleniate
- selenic acid
- selenide
- seleniferous
- selenio-, seleno-
- selenious acid
- selenite
- selenium cell
- selenium dioxide
- selenium eye
- selenium hexafluoride
- selenium hydride
- selenium oxide
- selenium sulfide, selenium sulphide
- selenium yeast
- seleniuretted
- selenous
- selenyl
Translations
[edit]chemical element
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References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Selenium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “selenium”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
See also
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[edit]Afrikaans
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Se | |
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Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]selenium (uncountable)
- Synonym of seleen (“selenium”)
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]selenium n
- Alternative form of selen
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “selenium”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “selenium”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin selēnium, a word coined by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]selenium n (uncountable)
References
[edit]- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
Latin
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Se | |
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) -ium.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seˈleː.ni.um/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪eːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈle.ni.um/, [seˈlɛːnium]
Noun
[edit]selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | selēnium | selēnia |
Genitive | selēniī | selēniōrum |
Dative | selēniō | selēniīs |
Accusative | selēnium | selēnia |
Ablative | selēniō | selēniīs |
Vocative | selēnium | selēnia |
Malay
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Etymology
[edit]From English selenium, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]selenium
- selenium (chemical element)
Romanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]selenium n (uncountable)
- Alternative form of seleniu
Declension
[edit] declension of selenium (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) selenium | seleniumul |
genitive/dative | (unui) selenium | seleniumului |
vocative | seleniumule |
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