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English
Etymology
From pseudo- + element.
Pronunciation
Noun
pseudoelement (plural pseudoelements)
- (computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
- In a chemical formula, something that is called by a chemical symbol, but is not an element; e.g. Et may mean ethyl group, or Ph (or Φ) may mean phenyl group. (See "Skeletal formula" on Wikipedia; said article has a subsection titled "Pseudoelement symbols".)