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heliums

heliums is the plural of helium.

Meaning of helium

Noun

helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)

  1. (uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
    • It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 3
    1. (countable) A form or sample of the element.

Questions about heliums

What is heliums the plural of?
Heliums is the plural of helium.

Words near heliums in the dictionary

  1. helium-4
  2. heliumide
  3. heliumides
  4. heliumless
  5. heliumlike
  6. heliums
  7. helix
  8. helix-loop-helices
  9. helix-loop-helix
  10. helix-turn-helices
  11. helix-turn-helix

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