"Selenium" is a word in ENGLISH
A nonmetallic element of the sulphur group, and analogous
to sulphur in its compounds. It is found in small quantities with
sulphur and some sulphur ores, and obtained in the free state as a dark
reddish powder or crystalline mass, or as a dark metallic-looking
substance. It exhibits under the action of light a remarkable variation
in electric conductivity, and is used in certain electric apparatus.
Symbol Se. Atomic weight 78.9.
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An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
Read the complete definitionA sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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Read the complete definitionA mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and …
Read the complete definitionasupli n sulphur. v [b6] put sulphur on s.t. Asuplíhan kunu nang núka, Put sulphur on the sores.
Read the complete definitionasúpre - (Sp. azufre) Sulphur.
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Read the complete definitionA salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
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Read the complete definitionSulphur; See Sulphur.
Read the complete definitionContaining or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
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Read the complete definitionCopper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and …
Read the complete definitionA mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.
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