selēns

See also: selens and Selens

Latvian

Etymology

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

Noun

Chemical element
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selēns m (1st declension)

  1. selenium (nonmetallic, sometimes considered metalloid, chemical element, with atomic number 34.)
    selēna tainsgriezis ― selenium rectifier
    selēna fotoelements ― selenium photocell

Declension

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