水素

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Etymology [edit]

From  (sui, water) +  (so, chemical element); from Dutch waterstof (hydrogen), water (water) + stof (substance)

Considered to be used first in Udagawa Yōan's (宇田川榕菴, 1798 – 1846) book Introduction to Chemistry (舎密開宗, Seimi Kaisō), a compilation of various scientific books in Dutch.

Noun [edit]

水素 (hiragana すいそ, romaji suiso)

  1. hydrogen, H; hydrogen gas

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Hanja in this word

Noun [edit]

水素 (suso)

  1. Hanja form? of 수소, “hydrogen”.