Etymology

selenide

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Today it means: any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2 Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English selenium
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  1. Englishselenium
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. English todayselenide

From selenium + -ide.

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