alkuaine

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (chemistry) chemical element, element
  • (chemistry) elementary substance

Etymology

Compound from Finnish alku (beginning, primeval, proto-, origin) + Finnish aine (substance, matter, essay, agent, subject, medium).

Origin

Finnish

aine

Gloss

substance, matter, essay, agent, subject, medium

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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