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Selenium vs Petrovskaite - What's the difference?

selenium | petrovskaite |

As nouns the difference between selenium and petrovskaite

is that selenium is a nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34 while petrovskaite is a monoclinic mineral containing gold, selenium, silver, and sulfur.

selenium

English

(wikipedia selenium)

Noun

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  • 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") ----

    petrovskaite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing gold, selenium, silver, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Petrovskaite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Petrovskaite.shtml]