chemical symbol
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The 1- to 3-letter international code for a chemical element. It is the same in all…
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 of what people call it in their language.
a similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D =…
a similar symbol used to denote a different chemical entity, such as an isotope (e.g. D = deuterium, though "²H" is more correct), a radical (e.g. Ph [or Φ] = phenyl), an unknown (e.g. M = a metal, or X = a halogen), etc.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for chemical symbol. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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