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Selenium

🔄 Synonyms of "Selenium"

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atomic number 34noun	a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
senoun	(music) A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Selenium"

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Word	Definition
senoun	(music) A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.
atomic number 34noun	a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
telluriumnoun	(uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
disulfidenoun	(organic chemistry) A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'.
disulphidenoun	Alternative spelling of disulfide. [(organic chemistry) A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'.]
micronutrientnoun	A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
chalcogennoun	(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
elementnoun	(chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
trace-element	—
nutrientnoun	A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
metalloidnoun	(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
nonmetalnoun	(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
sodium selenitenoun	(chemistry) A salt, Na₂SeO₃, prepared by a reaction of selenium dioxide with sodium hydroxide; it is a colorless solid, soluble in water, mainly used in the manufacture of colorless glass.
germanium diselenidenoun	A chemical compound with the formula GeSe. It exists as black crystalline powder having orthorhombic crystal symmetry; at temperatures ~650 °C, it transforms into the cubic NaCl structure.
cusenoun	(mineralogy) A compound of copper and selenium; klockmannite.
siliconnoun	(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
germaniumnoun	A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.
arsenicnoun	A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
indiumnoun	A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
tiemannitenoun	(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral grayish white mineral containing mercury and selenium; mercury selenide, chemical formula HgSe.