"chemical symbol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chemical symbols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemical symbol (plural chemical symbols)
  1. (chemistry) 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: Spanish "oro", Greek "χρυσός", etc. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Symbols 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--Q2B9FNd Disambiguation of Symbols: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Chemical notation, Element nomenclature Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 57 43 Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 86 14 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 83 17
  2. (by extension) a similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D = deuterium, though "²H" is preferable), 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-W37APIXZ

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