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Meaning of "selenium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELENIUM

From New Latin, from Greek selēnē moon; named by analogy to tellurium (from Latin tellus earth).
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELENIUM

selenium  [sɪˈliːnɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELENIUM

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selenium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELENIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

selenium

Selenium

Selenium is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal with properties that are intermediate between those of its periodic table column-adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium. It rarely occurs in its elemental state in nature, or as pure ore compounds. Selenium was discovered in 1817 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who noted the similarity of the new element to the previously known tellurium. Selenium is found impurely in metal sulfide ores, where it partially replaces the sulfur. Commercially, selenium is produced as a byproduct in the refining of these ores, most often during copper production. Minerals that are pure selenide or selenate compounds are known, but are rare. The chief commercial uses for selenium today are in glassmaking and in pigments. Selenium is a semiconductor and is used in photocells. Uses in electronics, once important, have been mostly supplanted by silicon semiconductor devices. Selenium continues to be used in a few types of DC power surge protectors, baby formula, and one type of fluorescent quantum dot.

Definition of selenium in the English dictionary

The definition of selenium in the dictionary is a nonmetallic element that exists in several allotropic forms. It occurs free in volcanic areas and in sulphide ores, esp pyrite. The common form is a grey crystalline solid that is photoconductive, photovoltaic, and semiconducting: used in photocells, solar cells, and in xerography. Symbol: Se; atomic no: 34; atomic wt: 78.96; valency: –2, 4, or 6; relative density: 4.79 ; melting pt: 221°C ; boiling pt: 685°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELENIUM


achaenium
əˈkiːnɪəm
achenium
əˈkiːnɪəm
asplenium
æˈspliːnɪəm
californium
ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪəm
Capernaum
kəˈpɜːnɪəm
hahnium
ˈhɑːnɪəm
helenium
həˈliːnɪəm
hymenium
haɪˈmiːnɪəm
lectisternium
ˌlektɪˈstɜːnɪəm
Mancunium
mæŋˈkjuːnɪəm
neptunium
nɛpˈtjuːnɪəm
panhellenium
ˌpænhɛˈliːnɪəm
parascenium
ˌpærəˈsiːnɪəm
periselenium
ˌpɛrɪsɪˈliːnɪəm
postscenium
pəʊstˈsiːnɪəm
proscenium
prəˈsiːnɪəm
rhenium
ˈriːnɪəm
ruthenium
ruːˈθiːnɪəm
splenium
ˈspliːnɪəm
xenium
ˈziːnɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELENIUM

selenian
selenic
selenic acid
selenide
seleniferous
selenious
selenious acid
selenite
selenitic
selenium cell
selenocentric
selenodont
selenograph
selenographer
selenographic
selenographical
selenographically
selenographist
selenography

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELENIUM

aluminium
ammonium
condominium
cranium
geranium
germanium
harmonium
Iconium
ingenium
millennium
omnium
pandaemonium
pandemonium
plutonium
roentgenium
stramonium
the millennium
titanium
uranium
zirconium

Synonyms and antonyms of selenium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selenium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELENIUM

Find out the translation of selenium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selenium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selenium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selenio
570 millions of speakers

English

selenium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेलेनियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السيلينيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

селен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

selênio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেলেনিউম্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sélénium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selenium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セレン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

셀레늄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selenium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

selen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செலினியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेलेनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

selenyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selenio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

selen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

селен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seleniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σελήνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selenium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

selen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selenium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELENIUM»

The term «selenium» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELENIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selenium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELENIUM»

Discover the use of selenium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selenium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Selenium 2 Testing Tools: Beginner's Guide
Learn to use Selenium Testing tools from scratch.
David Burns, 2012
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Selenium Testing Tools Cookbook
This is a cookbook packed with code examples and step-by-step instructions to ease your learning curve.
Unmesh Gundecha, 2012
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Selenium: Its Molecular Biology and Role in Human Health
The purpose of the book is the same as the first two volumes which is to bring an up to date status of current research in the rapidly developing selenium field centered around the health benefits attributed to this element and how this ...
Dolph L. Hatfield, Marla J. Berry, Vadim N. Gladyshev, 2011
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Selenium Simplified: A Tutorial Guide to Selenium RC with ...
No time is wasted on the theory of automation or padding about the tools. This book focuses on the practical knowledge needed to automate tests for production systems.
Alan John Richardson, 2012
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An Introduction to Testing Web Applications with Twill and ...
This Short Cut is an introduction tobuilding automated web tests using twotools, twill and Selenium. twill is a simpleweb scripting language that can be usedto automate web tests, while Selenium isa web testing framework that runs in ...
C. Titus Brown, Gheorghe Gheorghiu, Jason Huggins, 2007
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Selenium in Food and Health
There is evidence that the decline in selenium intake in UK and certain other countries is to an extent due to a reduction in the importation of selenium-rich high protein wheat and bread-making flour from North America. In 1970 the proportion ...
Conor Reilly, 2006
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Environmental Chemistry of Selenium
"Written as a complement to the definitive work selenium in the Environment (Marcel Dekker, Inc.).
William T. Frankenberger, Richard A. Engberg, 1998
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Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Guide for ...
This book is a practical handbook for everyone dealing with selenium in aquatic environments.
A. Dennis Lemly, 2002
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Selenium in the Environment
The focus of this work is upon Se management and remediation strategies.
Frankenberger, 1994
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Selenium and Tellurium Chemistry: From Small Molecules to ...
Our knowledge of the chemistry of selenium and tellurium has seen significant progress in the last few decades.
J. Derek Woollins, Risto Laitinen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELENIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selenium is used in the context of the following news items.
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China Orders 3 Milk Brands To Recall Products With Nitrate …
Three milk producers of infant formula powder in Shaanxi province in China will be recalled due to high level of nitrate and selenium, China's Food and Drug ... «Headlines & Global News, Jun 15»
2
EPA, Justice Department and State of California require Lehigh …
The settlement addresses Lehigh's and Hanson's violations of the Clean Water Act. The Cupertino facility routinely discharged excessive selenium into ... «U.S. EPA.gov, Apr 15»
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Selenium Treatment Reduces Heart Attack Damage by 88 Percent …
A form of selenium could reduce cardiac damage by nearly 90 percent and improve heart function if administered during a heart attack, a preliminary study finds. «Newsmax, Apr 15»
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Alpha Natural Resources Affiliates Settle Selenium Cases
19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) affiliated mining operations in West Virginia announce the settlement of three selenium ... «PR Newswire, Dec 14»
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Decreased risk of colorectal cancer linked with higher selenium levels
According to the National Institutes of Health, selenium plays roles in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism and DNA syntheses, and has protective benefits ... «Medical News Today, Dec 14»
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Study: Elevated selenium in upper Blackfoot River
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A government study of selenium pollution in a southeastern Idaho watershed where hundreds of grazing animals have died has found that ... «Washington Times, Dec 14»
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How selenium in broccoli may fight melanoma
The mineral selenium, which naturally occurs in foods like broccoli and garlic, appears to slow down a process that allows cancers such as melanoma, prostate ... «Futurity: Research News, Nov 14»
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Selenium Important For Female Fertility
Selenium is a natural antioxidant. In Western diets, selenium deficiency is not a health problem, but fertility is. If people do not eat certain food groups or their ... «Design & Trend, Nov 14»
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Vitamin E, Selenium: No Effect on Cataract Risk in Men
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation are unlikely to affect age-related cataract development in older men, according to an article published online ... «Medscape, Sep 14»
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Coal Company Unlawfully Polluted West Virginia Water, Federal …
This photo shows a coal slurry impoundment in Harrison County, W. Va., similar to the one a federal judge recently found was contributing excess selenium ... «ThinkProgress, Apr 14»

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