selen-
UK/sɛliːn/
selen- prefix: moon.
Prefix (1)
selen-
Prefix (2)
UK/sɛlən/
selen-
- (containing) selenium
Synonyms of selen-
Origin of selen-
From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).
From German Selen (“selenium”); as above, also ultimately from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).
Words formed from selen-
- selencuprite
- selenpalladite
- selenpalladium
- selensilver
- selensulphur
- selentellurium
- selenosis
- selenaldine
- selenethyl
- selenhydrate
- selenhydric
- selenarchy
- selenarch →
- selenian
- geoselenic
- selenic →
- selenigenous
- selenocentric
- selenodetic
- selenodesy →
- selenograph
- selenographic
- selenographer
- selenography →
- selenolatry
- selenologically
- selenological →
- selenologic
- selenologist
- selenology →
- selenoscope
- selenotopographic
- selenotopographical
- selenotopography →
Questions about selen-
- What does selen- mean?
- Selen- means moon.
- What part of speech is selen-?
- Selen- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce selen-?
- Selen- is pronounced /sɛliːn/ (UK).
Words near selen- in the dictionary
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