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Meaning of Selenium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
sɪˈliːni.əm

Definitions

  1. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A single atom of this element.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Afrikaans seleen selenium
العربية السلنيوم - عنصر لافلزّيّ سامّ سيلينيوم
Български селен
Bosanski selen selenij selenijum селен селениј селенијум
Català seleni
Čeština selen
Cymraeg seleniwm
Dansk selen
Deutsch Selen
Ελληνικά σελήνιο
Esperanto seleno
Español selenio
Eesti seleen
Suomi seleeni
Français sélénium
Galego selenio
עברית סלניום
हिन्दी मेचाग्नि
Hrvatski selen selenij selenijum селен селениј селенијум
Magyar szelén
Հայերեն սելեն
Íslenska selen
Italiano Selenio
日本語 セレン
ქართული სელენი
Қазақша селен
ខ្មែរ សេលេញ៉ូម
한국어 셀레늄 셀렌
Latina selenium
Lëtzebuergesch Selen
Lietuvių selenas
Latviešu selēns
Македонски селен
Bahasa Melayu selenium
Malti selenju
Nederlands seleen selenium
Polski selen
Português selénio
Română seleniu
Русский селен
Slovenčina selén
Slovenščina selen
Српски selen selenij selenijum селен селениј селенијум
Svenska selen
தமிழ் செங்கந்தகம்
ไทย ซีลีเนียม
Türkçe selenyum
Українська селен селеновий
Tiếng Việt selen

Examples

“Pluck almost any cell from your body and it will have a million or more selenium atoms in it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

selenium cell selenium dioxide selenium eye selenium hexafluoride selenium yeast seleniuret

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