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Where does “selenonic” come from?

selenonic (English) comes from English selenium, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

selenonic (English): Of or pertaining to selenonic acids or their...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to selenonic acids or their...

Ancestry of “selenonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseleniumA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
2Frenchséléniumselenium
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—
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