organoselenium

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adjective

describing any of a series of derivatives of selenium that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-selenium bond

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Meanings

adjectiveorganoselenium (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrydescribing any of a series of derivatives of selenium that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-selenium bond

Origin

From organo- + selenium.

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APA

organoselenium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoselenium

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“organoselenium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoselenium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organoselenium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoselenium.

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