selēns

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See also: selens and Selens

Latvian

 selēns on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, moon).

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Noun

Chemical element
Se
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selēns m (1st declension)

  1. selenium (nonmetallic, sometimes considered metalloid, chemical element, with atomic number 34.)
    selēna tainsgriezisselenium rectifier
    selēna fotoelementsselenium photocell

Declension