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