Meaning

2 senses
  1. The 1- to 3-letter international code for a chemical element. It is the same in all languages. Thus, gold always has the chemical symbol "Au", regardless of what people call it in their language.

    Elementsymbol

  2. (broadly)A similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D = deuterium, though "²H" is more correct), a radical (e.g. Ph [or Φ] = phenyl), an unknown (e.g. M = a metal, or X = a halogen), etc.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.

    Хімічний символ «H» позначає водень. — hectorvk

    ruХимический символ H обозначает водород. — Inego

    deDas chemische Symbol H steht für Wasserstoff. — Zaghawa

  2. The chemical symbol of scandium is Sc.

    Хімічний символ скандію — Sc. — oromashka

  3. What's the chemical symbol for hydrobromic acid?

    ruКаким химическим знаком обозначается бромистоводородная кислота? — Karok

  4. Chemical symbols are used to identify chemical elements.

    deChemische Symbole dienen der Kennzeichnung chemischer Elemente. — Espi

  5. The chemical symbol "H" stands for hydrogen.

    deDas chemische Symbol „H“ steht für „Wasserstoff“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

2 languages
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Forms

plural: chemical symbols
Singularchemical symbol
Pluralchemical symbols

regular

See also

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