hydrogen

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English[edit]

Chemical element
H Next: helium (He)

Etymology[edit]

From French hydrogène, coined by Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water) + γεννάω (gennáō, I bring forth). Corresponding to hydro- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hydrogen (countable and uncountable, plural hydrogens)

  1. The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
    1. An atom of the element.
  2. Molecular hydrogen (H2), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
    1. A molecule of this molecular species
  3. The isotope hydrogen-1 (also symbol H), contrasting with deuterium and tritium
    Synonym: protium
    • Hydrogen is generally considered to be electronically the same as deuterium. [] In both PdHx and PdDx [] a resistivity maximum is found near 50 K.
  4. A sample of the element/molecule.

Synonyms[edit]

element
molecule

Hyponyms[edit]

isotopes
molecule

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Descendants[edit]

  • Burmese: ဟိုက်ဒရိုဂျင် (huikda.ruigyang)

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See also[edit]

Periodic table of elements in English · periodic table of elements (layout · text)
Period
Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 1
H
Color of the number (state of matter at STP): liquid, gas, solid, solid (synthetic), not yet been discovered 2
He
2 3
Li
4
Be
Blocks: d-block f-block p-block s-block 5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
3 11
Na
12
Mg
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
4 19
K
20
Ca

21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
28
Ni
29
Cu
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
5 37
Rb
38
Sr

39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
6 55
Cs
56
Ba
*
71
Lu
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
7 87
 Fr 
88
Ra
**
103
Lr
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
Cn
113
Nh
114
Fl
115
Mc
116
Lv
117
Ts
118
Og

* lanthanides 57
La
58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
** actinides 89
Ac
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

hydrogen n (singular definite hydrogenet, not used in plural form)

  1. hydrogen
    Synonym: brint

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Chemical element
H Next: helium (He)
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun[edit]

hydrogen n (definite singular hydrogenet) (uncountable)

  1. hydrogen (chemical element, symbol H)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Chemical element
H Next: helium (He)
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Noun[edit]

hydrogen n (definite singular hydrogenet) (uncountable)

  1. hydrogen (chemical element, symbol H)

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Welsh[edit]

Chemical element
H Next: heliwm (He)
Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water) + γεννάω (gennáō, I bring forth).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hydrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. hydrogen
    Synonyms: ulai, ulnwy

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Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hydrogen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies