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selena-

selena- prefix: indicating that selenium substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.

Prefix

selena-

  1. (in-compounds) indicating that selenium substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.

Words formed from selena-

Questions about selena-

What does selena- mean?
Selena- means indicating that selenium substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.
What part of speech is selena-?
Selena- is a prefix.

Words near selena- in the dictionary

  1. selectwomen
  2. selegiline
  3. selekeh
  4. selen-
  5. Selena
  6. selena-
  7. selenane
  8. selenanes
  9. selenate
  10. selenated
  11. selenates

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