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Selenium

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.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Equivalents

Españolselenio
Françaissélénium
DeutschSelen
46 more languages
Българскиселен
Catalàseleni
Češtinaselen
Cymraegseleniwm
Danskselen
Ελληνικάσελήνιο
Esperantoseleno
Eestiseleen
Suomiseleeni
Galegoselenio
עבריתסלניום
हिन्दीमेचाग्नि
Magyarszelén
Հայերենսելեն
Íslenskaselen
ItalianoSelenio
日本語セレン
ქართულისელენი
Қазақ тіліселен
ភាសាខ្មែរសេលេញ៉ូម
Latinaselenium
LëtzebuergeschSelen
Lietuviųselenas
Latviešuselēns
Македонскиселен
Bahasa Melayuselenium
Maltiselenju
Nederlandsseleenselenium
Polskiselen
Portuguêsselénio
Românăseleniu
Русскийселен
Slovenčinaselén
Slovenščinaselen
Svenskaselen
Türkçeselenyum
Українськаселенселеновий
Tiếng Việtselen

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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