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Se

Se

3 8.8
A chemical symbol for the element selenium used in light-sensitive cells
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The other two abundant recruiters, Sb and Se, are the marsh plain's only short-lived species.
  • Se (selenium)
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  • bilingual Se

Examples

  • Many researchers study the properties of Se due to its unique chemical behavior.

  • Natural log transformations were conducted on PCB-153, Hg, Pb, and Se concentrations and parity because they followed log-normal distributions.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Table 6 shows Se and Spe of each position's classifier.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The body needs Se to function properly, as it plays a vital role in metabolism.

  • Exposure to high levels of Se can be harmful to both humans and the environment.

Synonyms

selenium
vsSe
  • Specialized
3 8.1

A nonmetal element used in light-sensitive electronic parts that is toxic in large amounts

uses a short letter abbreviation instead of the full name
atomic number 34
vsSe
  • Specialized
7.6

A chemical element used in photocells, related to sulfur and toxic in large amounts

uses a short letter abbreviation instead of a number or name

Idioms

per se
  • Formal
78 7.5

By itself, without considering other things

Compounds

felo-de-se
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who kills themselves

Surface Forms

Se singular

Etymology

Se comes from the element selenium, which gets its name from the Greek selene meaning 'moon'. A handy image is to think of Se as the 'moon' element, which helps you remember that Se is the symbol for selenium on the periodic table.