8 Letter Words for Selenium
selenium, semilune, seminule
7 Letter Words for Selenium
emulsin, islemen, lumines, unlimes
6 Letter Words for Selenium
elemin, elemis, eleuin, emules, enisle, ensile, inseem, insume, limens, linums, lumens, lumine, lunies, meline, menise, meslen, mislen, muesli, muslin, nelies, neumes, seenil, senile, senium, silene, simnel, simule, ulmins, unlime, unseel, unslim
5 Letter Words for Selenium
eemis, eisel, elemi, elmen, elsin, emeus, emile, emlen, emule, emuls, ensue, esile, ileum, ileus, insee, insue, lemes, lenes, lenis, lense, liens, lieue, lieus, limen, limes, limns, lines, linum, lumen, lunes, meile, meins, meles, melis, menes, mense, menus, mesel, mesne, meuni, meuse, miens, miles, mines, minus, muils, mules, mulse, munis, musie, neems, nelis, neume, neums, numis, seine, semel, semen, semie, silen, simul, slime, sline, smile, suine, sumen, ulmin, unism, unlie, unsee, usine
4 Letter Words for Selenium
eels, eine, elem, elms, elne, else, emes, emeu, emus, enes, ense, esne, isle, lees, leis, leme, lene, lens, lese, lien, lies, lieu, lime, limn, limu, line, lins, lisu, lues, lums, lune, mein, mele, mels, mene, mens, menu, mese, meus, mien, mile, mils, mine, mins, muil, mule, muni, muns, muse, neem, nese, neum, nies, nile, nils, nims, seel, seem, seen, seil, sele, seme, semi, sene, sien, sile, sime, sine, sium, slee, slim, slue, slum, smee, snee, snum, sumi, sune, suni, ules, unie, unis, usee
3 Letter Words for Selenium
eel, een, eli, elm, els, eme, ems, emu, ene, enl, ens, ese, esm, esu, ile, imu, ins, ise, isl, ism, isn, lee, lei, lem, les, leu, lie, lim, lin, lis, lue, lum, mee, mei, mel, men, mes, meu, mil, min, mis, mls, msl, mun, mus, nee, nei, nie, nil, nim, nis, nul, num, nus, see, sei, sel, sem, sen, sie, sil, sim, sin, sle, sml, sue, sui, sum, sun, ule, ume, ums, uni, unl, uns, use
Definitions for Selenium
[1] a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol : Se; atomic weight : 78.96; atomic number : 34; specific gravity : (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
[2] a nonmetallic element that exists in several allotropic forms. It occurs free in volcanic areas and in sulphide ores, esp pyrite. The common form is a grey crystalline solid that is photoconductive, photovoltaic, and semiconducting: used in photocells, solar cells, and in xerography. Symbol: Se; atomic no: 34; atomic wt: 78.96; valency: –2, 4, or 6; relative density: 4.79 (grey); melting pt: 221°C (grey); boiling pt: 685°C (grey)
Words nearby Selenium
selenide, seleniferous, selenious, selenious acid, selenite, selenium, selenium cell, selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric, selenodesy
Origin of Selenium
< New Latin (1818) < Greek selḗn(ē ) moon + New Latin -ium -ium; named in allusion to its similarity to tellurium
Word origin for Selenium
C19: from New Latin, from Greek selēnē moon; named by analogy to tellurium (from Latin tellus earth)
