sélénium

See also: selenium and Selenium

French

Etymology

Coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.le.njɔm/

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Noun

sélénium m (uncountable)

1. selenium

Descendants

• Lingala: seleni

Further reading

• “sélénium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012