hydrogen-like

adjective

Having a single electron.

Similar
hydrogenic
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English hydrogen →
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Meanings

adjectivehydrogen-like (not comparable)
  1. not comparablequantum mechanicschemistryHaving a single electron.

    Synonyms: hydrogenic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a single electron.

Similar
hydrogenic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. Englishhydrogen-like

From hydrogen + -like.

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