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Word: Helium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek hēlios ‘sun’, because its existence was inferred from an emission line in the sun's spectrum
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhiːlɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 2, an inert gas which is the lightest member of the noble gas series.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 2
Variant Forms:
- He
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