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Selenium vs Helenium - What's the difference?

selenium | helenium |

As nouns the difference between selenium and helenium

is that selenium is a nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34 while helenium is any of various flowering plants, of the genus genus: Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.

selenium

English

(wikipedia selenium)

Noun

(-)
  • A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34.

    • Derived terms

    * hydroselenic acid * metallic selenium * selane * selen- * selenate * seleniate * selenic acid * selenide * seleniferous * selenio-, seleno- * selenious acid * selenite * selenium cell * selenium dioxide * selenium eye * selenium hydride * selenium oxide * selenium sulfide, selenium sulphide * seleniuretted * seleno- * selenous * selenyl

    References

    See also

    * (wikipedia "selenium") ----

    helenium

    English

    (wikipedia helenium) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various flowering plants, of the genus , the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff

    • Synonyms

    *sneezeweed