selenium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səˈliːni.əm/ (UK, US)
- /sɪˈliːni.əm/ (UK, US)
- sĭlēn′ēəm (UK, US)
- (General-American) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- səlēn′ēəm (UK, US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
Pluck almost any cell from your body and it will have a million or more selenium atoms in it.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 4:
- (uncountable, usually) An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seleniums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
seleniferous · nonselenium · selenic acid · hydroselenic acid · selenium dioxide · selenious · selenol · selenium cell · selone · seleniate · selenio- · selane · radioselenium · seleniuretted · selenium hydride · selenous · organoselenium · selenium eye · selenium sulfide · metallic selenium · selenate · selenium sulphide · selenium hexafluoride · selenyl · diselenium · seleniuret · seleno- · selenium yeast · selenious acid · selenide · selen- · selenite · selenium oxide
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Translations (79)
gl selenio (chemical element) · nl selenium (chemical element) · fr sélénium (chemical element) · sv selen (chemical element) · sk selén (chemical element) · gv shellainium (chemical element) · cy seleniwm (chemical element) · la selēnium (chemical element) · oc selèni (chemical element) · gd selenium (chemical element) · ln seleni class 9a/10a (chemical element) · sh се̏ле̄н (chemical element) · li seleen (chemical element) · ko 셀렌 (chemical element) · pt selênio (chemical element) · ar سِيلِينِيُوم (chemical element) · fy seleen (chemical element) · cs selen (chemical element) · no selen (chemical element) · fo selen (chemical element) · hy սելեն (chemical element) · sh сѐле̄ниј (chemical element) · tr selenyum (chemical element) · eu selenioa (chemical element) · ja セレン (chemical element) · es selenio (chemical element) · tl selenyo (chemical element) · sh sèlēnij (chemical element) · pl selen (chemical element) · br seleniom (chemical element) · uz selen (chemical element) · kw seleniom (chemical element) · de Selen (chemical element) · ga seiléiniam (chemical element) · he סלניום (chemical element) · km សេលេញ៉ូម (chemical element) · it selenio (chemical element) · cmn 硒 (chemical element) · eo seleno (chemical element) · ug سېلېن (chemical element) · el σελήνιο (chemical element) · ms selenium (chemical element) · ro seleniu (chemical element) · fur seleni (chemical element) · mt selenju (chemical element) · mk селе́н (chemical element) · sl selen (chemical element) · sh selenijum (chemical element) · af selenium (chemical element) · mn селен (chemical element) · th ซีลีเนียม (chemical element) · nl seleen (chemical element) · kk селен (chemical element) · tg селен (chemical element) · be селе́н (chemical element) · ka სელენი (chemical element) · pt selénio (chemical element) · ca seleni (chemical element) · csb selén (chemical element) · uk селе́н (chemical element) · af seleen (chemical element) · fi seleeni (chemical element) · sh селенијум (chemical element) · hi मेचाग्नि (chemical element) · bg селе́н (chemical element) · hu szelén (chemical element) · ta செங்கந்தகம் (chemical element) · sq selen (chemical element) · lb Selen (chemical element) · is selen (chemical element) · ast seleniu (chemical element) · da selen (chemical element) · lv selēns (chemical element) · lt selenas (chemical element) · ia selenium (chemical element) · ko 셀레늄 (chemical element) · et seleen (chemical element) · ru селе́н (chemical element) · sh sȅlēn (chemical element)