selenium
English
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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.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
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.
- A single atom of this element.
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Translations
chemical element
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References
- 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
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Afrikaans
Chemical element | |
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Noun
selenium (uncountable)
Dutch
Etymology
From New Latin selēnium, a word derived by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: se‧le‧ni‧um
Noun
selenium n (uncountable)
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) + -ium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seˈleː.ni.um/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪eːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈle.ni.um/, [seˈlɛːnium]
Noun
selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Declension
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
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English selenium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation
Noun
selenium
- selenium (chemical element)
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
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