HYDROGEN


Meaning of HYDROGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-drə-jən, -dər- ]

noun

Etymology: French hydrogène, from hydr- + -gène -gen; from the fact that water is generated by its combustion

Date: 1788

: a nonmetallic element that is the simplest and lightest of the elements, is normally a colorless odorless highly flammable diatomic gas, and is used especially in synthesis — see element table; compare deuterium , tritium

• hy·drog·e·nous hī-ˈdrä-jə-nəs adjective

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