chemical symbols

A form of chemical symbol — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chemical symbol
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