selenium
1 synonym for selenium, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A chemical element, symbol Se, a non-metal used in making glass, colourings and semiconductors.
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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.
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