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A pure chemical substance consisting of a single element (e.g. hydrogen gas).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: chemical compound
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
bəsit maddə
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Bulgarian:
просто вещество
(prosto veštestvo)
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Chinese Mandarin:
單質 /单质
(dānzhì)
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Finnish:
alkuaine
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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French:
corps simple
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Italian:
sostanza semplice
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Polish:
pierwiastek
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element
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Russian:
просто́е вещество́
(prostóje veščestvó)
— pure chemical substance consisting of a single element