HYDROGEN


Meaning of HYDROGEN in English

[ 'hʌɪdrədʒ(ə)n ]

■ noun a colourless, odourless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1. (Symbol: H )

Derivatives

~ous -'drɒdʒɪnəs adjective

Origin

C18: coined in Fr. from Gk hudro- 'water' + -genēs (see -gen ).

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