selen-
English
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).
Pronunciation
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Prefix
selen-
Derived terms
Derived terms
- selenarch (science fiction) →
- selenian (rare)
- selenic (rare) →
- selenigenous (rare)
- selenocentric
- selenodesy (astronomy) →
- selenograph
- selenography →
Related terms
- panselene (obsolete, rare)
- paraselene (meteorology) →
- proselenic (obsolete, rare)
- Selene
- Selenite
- selenitic (rare)
- selenite (mineralogy and chemistry) →
- baroselenite (mineralogy, obsolete)
- selenitic
- selenitical (obsolete)
- selenitiferous
- selenitish (rare)
- selenitous (obsolete, rare)
- selenites (obsolete)
- selenium (chemistry) →
- metallic selenium
- selenium cell
- selenium eye
- for non-phrasal derivations, see below
- selenodont →
- selenography →
- selenotropic (botany) →
Translations
moon
See also
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Selen (“selenium”); as above, also ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).
Pronunciation
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Prefix
selen-
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms in mineralogy
- selencuprite (obsolete)
- selenpalladite (obsolete)
- selenpalladium (obsolete)
- selensilver (obsolete)
- selensulphur
- selentellurium
Derived terms in chemistry
Derived terms in other fields
Related terms
Terms related by derivation from selenium
- selenate (chemistry)
- selenic (chemistry) →
- selenide (chemistry)
- seleniet (chemistry, obsolete) →
- selenietted (obsolete, rare)
- seleniferous
- selenio- (chemistry) →
- selenious (chemistry) →
- selenite (chemistry) →
- marine selenite (chemistry, obsolete, rare)
- seleniuret (chemistry; now rare) →
- protoseleniuret (obsolete)
- seleniuretted →
- selenyl (chemistry)
Translations
(containing) selenium
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References
- “selen-, prefix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]