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chemical element

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
chem-i-cal ele-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.

noun

A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

Inflected Forms

chemical elements (plural)

Phrases

:Category:Chemical elements Appendix:Chemical elements

Frequently Paired Words

atom :Category:Chemical elements Appendix:Chemical elements

Synonyms

element elementary substance chemical element

Questions

What does chemical element mean?
Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.

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