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Selen.

selenium

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[zeˈleːn]
  1. selenium

    neuter · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French sélénium, the name coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

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