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Hydrogen Definition

hydrogen

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English

Chemical element
H
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Etymology

From French hydrogène, coined by Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (hudōr, “water”) + γεννάω (gennaō, “I bring forth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hydrogen (plural hydrogens)

Wikipedia has an article on: Hydrogen
  1. The lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
  2. Molecular hydrogen (H2), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
  3. An atom of the element.
  4. A sample of the element.

Derived terms

terms derived from hydrogen

Related terms

terms related to hydrogen

Synonyms

Hyponyms


Danish

Noun

hydrogen n. (singular definite hydrogenet, not used in plural form)

  1. hydrogen

Synonyms


Norwegian

Noun

hydrogen n.

  1. hydrogen

 

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