"chemical symbol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chemical symbols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemical symbol (plural chemical symbols)
  1. The 1- to 3-letter international code for a chemical element. It is the same in all languages. Thus, gold always has the chemical symbol "Au", regardless what people call it in their language. Translations (Translations): Elementsymbol [neuter] (German), vegyjel (Hungarian), simbolo chimico [masculine] (Italian), simbol chimic [neuter] (Romanian), kapnayaning halat (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-chemical_symbol-en-noun-~y0jirjH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Chemical notation, Element nomenclature Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 52 48 Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 58 42
  2. (by extension) a similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D = deuterium, though IUPAC prefers "²H"), a radical (e.g. Ph [or Φ] = phenyl), an unknown (e.g. M = a metal, or X = a halogen), etc. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-chemical_symbol-en-noun-JsMRkuht Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Chemical notation, Symbols Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 52 48 Disambiguation of Symbols: 39 61

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