English Explanatory Dictionary

selen-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. moon
prefix
  1. (containing) selenium

Pronunciation

sĕlēn sĭlēn /sɛliːn/ /sɪliːn/ sĕlən /sɛlən/

Word forms

selen-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

Synonyms

selenio- seleno-

Related words

panselene paraselenic paraselene → proselenic Selene selenitic Selenite baroselenite selenitical selenitiferous selenitish selenitous selenite → selenites metallic selenium selenium cell selenium eye for non-phrasal derivations below selenium → tetraselenodont selenodont → selenographer selenographic selenographical selenographist selenography → selenotropism selenotropy selenotropic → areo- geo- selenate hydroselenate hydroselenic acid hydroselenuret hydroselenic → selenic acid selenic → chlorine selenide diselenide hydrogen selenide monoselenide pentaselenide triselenide selenide selenietted seleniet → seleniferous seleniocyanate seleniocyanic seleniocyanide seleniocyanogen seleniocyanuret selenio- → selenious acid selenious → marine selenite protoseleniuret seleniuretted hydrogen

Derived words

selenarchy selenarch → selenian geoselenic selenic → selenigenous selenocentric selenodetic selenodesy → selenograph selenographic selenographer selenography → selenolatry selenologically selenological → selenologic selenologist selenology → selenoscope selenotopographic selenotopographical selenotopography → selencuprite selenpalladite selenpalladium selensilver selensulphur selentellurium selenosis selenaldine selenethyl selenhydrate selenhydric

Translations

Italian: seleno- Spanish: selen- Spanish: seleno-
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