pseudoelement

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pseudoelement

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From pseudo- + element.

noun pseudoelements

Internet An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
In a chemical formula, something that is called by a chemical symbol, but is not an element; e.g. Et may mean ethyl group, or Ph (or Φ) may mean phenyl group. (See "Skeletal formula § Pseudoelement symbols" on Wikipedia.)

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@misc{pseudoelement_2026,
  title = {pseudoelement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pseudoelement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}