Hydrogen Definition
hīdrə-jən
noun
A flammable, colorless, odorless, gaseous chemical element, the lightest of all known substances: symbol, H; at. no. 1
Webster's New World
An atom of the element.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- atomic number 1
- h
Other Word Forms of Hydrogen
Noun
Singular:
hydrogen
Plural:
hydrogensOrigin of Hydrogen
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From French hydrogène, coined by Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (hudōr, “water”) + γεννάω (gennaō, “I bring forth”).
From Wiktionary
French hydrogène Greek hudro- hydro- French -gène -gen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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