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alkuaine.

chemical element, element

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑlkuˌɑi̯neˣ/[ˈɑ̝lkuˌɑ̝i̯ne̞(ʔ)]

  1. chemical element, element

  2. elementary substance

    alkuainehiili
Where this word comes from

alku (“beginning, origin”) + aine (“matter”). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829.

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