selenic
English
adj
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Moon.
- (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to or containing selenium, especially in a higher oxidation state than the corresponding selenious compound
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σελήνη (moon).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σελήνη
Gloss
moon
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
月
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geoselenic English
- hydrogenselenate English
- selen- English
- selenate English
- selenatian English
- sélénium French
- селе́н Russian
- σελήνη Ancient Greek
- σεληνίτης Ancient Greek
- selen Norwegian Bokmål
- selen Norwegian Nynorsk
- selen Crimean Tatar
- *selas-nā Proto-Hellenic