"pseudoelement" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoelement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoelement.wav Forms: pseudoelements [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + element. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|element}} pseudo- + element Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudoelement (plural pseudoelements)
  1. (computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pseudoelement-en-noun-fXkNGQ8B Categories (other): Computing, Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. In a chemical formula, something that is called by a chemical symbol, but is not an element; e.g. Et may mean ethyl group, or Ph (or Φ) may mean phenyl group. (See "Skeletal formula" on Wikipedia; said article has a subsection titled "Pseudoelement symbols".)
    Sense id: en-pseudoelement-en-noun-b3ONtxYY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chemical notation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 5 95

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