chemical element
English
Noun
chemical element (plural chemical elements)
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- Synonym: element
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- Synonyms: elementary substance, element
Translations
any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction
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References
- International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). "chemical element". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
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