Definitions for selenium

selenium se·le·ni·um

Spelling: [si-lee-nee-uh m]
IPA: /sɪˈli ni əm/

Selenium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 234 anagrams from letters in selenium (eeilmnsu).

Definitions for selenium

noun

  1. a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.

Origin of selenium

New Latin (1818) Greek selḗn(ē) moon + New Latin -ium -ium; named in allusion to its similarity to tellurium

Examples for selenium

I must try a different solution of selenium on the metal plate.

He was also the person who first identified silicon, selenium, thorium, and serium.

If selenium be present, the green color is changed to a blue.

The selenium then presents a grayish appearance, and is ready for use.

Luckily I've got plenty of selenium plates for the sending end.

Why, mirrors and selenium are, at best, ten per cent efficient!

It is found associated likewise with selenium and tellurium.

selenium, indispensable in the apparatus, was discovered by Berzelius in 1817.

When selenium is rapidly cooled from a fused condition it is a non-conductor.

And finally--for I must be brief--we have the remarkable action of light on selenium.

Word Value for selenium
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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