chemical symbol

English

Noun

chemical symbol (plural chemical symbols)

(chemistry) the 1- to 3-letter international code for a chemical element
(By extension) a similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D = deuterium), a radical (e.g. Ph = phenyl), an unknown (e.g. M = a metal, or X = a halogen), etc.

Translations

Translations

German: Elementsymbol (de) n
Hungarian: vegyjel
Italian: simbolo chimico (it) m
Romanian: simbol chimic (ro) n
Tagalog: kapnayaning halat

See also

Category:Symbols for chemical elements

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