chemical element

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chemical element

noun chemical elements

  1. Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.

    Similar: element

  2. A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

    Similar: elementary substance, element

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noun any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction

Españolelemento químico
한국어화학 원소 hwahak wonso
日本語化学元素 kagaku genso
中文化學元素 /化学元素 huàxué yuánsù
हिन्दीरासायनिक तत्व rāsāyanik tatva
Kiswahilielementi ya kikemia
Portuguêselemento químico
Françaisélément chimique
Deutschchemisches Element
Italianoelemento chimico
Ελληνικάχημικό στοιχείο chimikó stoicheío
Românăelement chimic
Русскийхими́ческий элеме́нт ximíčeskij elemént
Tiếng Việtnguyên tố hoá học
العربيةعُنْصُر كِيمِيَائِيّ ʕunṣur kīmiyāʔiyy
עבריתיְסוֹד כִּימֵי yesód kimí

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@misc{chemical_element_2026,
  title = {chemical element},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chemical%20element},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}