Etymology

selenometallate

S1E1L1E1N1O1M3E1T1A1L1L1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any metallate containing selenium as ligand Full definition →

English metallate ← Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē) ← Proto-Hellenic *selasnā
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Englishmetallate
  6. English todayselenometallate

From seleno- + metallate.

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