selenium
English edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arsenic (As) | |
| Next: bromine (Br) | |
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (UK, US) enPR: sĭlēn′ēəm, səlēn′ēəm, IPA(key): /sɪˈliːni.əm/, /səˈliːni.əm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -iːniəm
Noun edit
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.
- Hypernym: chalcogen
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 4:
- Pluck almost any cell from your body and it will have a million or more selenium atoms in it.
- A single atom of this element.
Derived terms edit
- hydroselenic acid
- metallic selenium
- selane
- selen-
- selenate
- seleniate
- selenic acid
- selenide
- seleniferous
- selenio-, seleno-
- selenious acid
- selenite
- selenium cell
- selenium dioxide
- selenium eye
- selenium hexafluoride
- selenium hydride
- selenium oxide
- selenium sulfide, selenium sulphide
- selenium yeast
- seleniuretted
- selenous
- selenyl
Translations edit
chemical element
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References edit
- 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
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arseen (As) | |
| Next: broom (Br) | |
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
selenium (uncountable)
- Synonym of seleen (“selenium”)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
selenium n
- Alternative form of selen
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin selēnium, a word coined by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
selenium n (uncountable)
References edit
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
Latin edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arsenicum (As) | |
| Next: bromium (Br) | |
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) + -ium.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleː.ni.um/, [s̠ɛˈɫ̪eːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈle.ni.um/, [seˈlɛːnium]
Noun edit
selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Genitive | selēniī | selēniōrum |
| Dative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Accusative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Ablative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Vocative | selēnium | selēnia |
Malay edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | |
| Previous: arsenik (As) | |
| Next: bromin (Br) | |
Etymology edit
From English selenium, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
selenium
- selenium (chemical element)
Romanian edit
Noun edit
selenium n (uncountable)
- Alternative form of seleniu
Declension edit
declension of selenium (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) selenium | seleniumul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) selenium | seleniumului |
| vocative | seleniumule | |