selen- meaning: definition, etymology

selen-

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UK /sɛliːn/

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

Morpheme moon

Morpheme Moon

Derived terms: selenarchy, selenarch →, selenian, geoselenic, selenic →, selenigenous, selenocentric, selenodetic, selenodesy →, selenograph, selenographic, selenographer, selenography →, selenolatry, selenologically, selenological →, selenologic, selenologist, selenology →, selenoscope, selenotopographic, selenotopographical, selenotopography →
Related terms: 32 terms
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-

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UK /sɛlən/

Etymology From German Selen (“selenium”); as above, also ultimately from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

Idiomatic, Morpheme, In chemistry (containing) selenium

Productive in mineralogy

Synonyms: selenio-, seleno-
Derived terms: selencuprite, selenpalladite, selenpalladium, selensilver, selensulphur, selentellurium, selenaldine, selenethyl, selenhydrate, selenhydric, selenosis
Related terms: 32 terms
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, selenite →, protoseleniuret, seleniuretted hydrogen, seleniuretted →, seleniuret →, selenyl

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