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Selenium vs Selenomethionine - What's the difference?

selenium | selenomethionine |

As nouns the difference between selenium and selenomethionine

is that selenium is a nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34 while selenomethionine is an amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium.

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") ----

    selenomethionine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia selenomethionine)
  • (amino acid) An amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium