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masculine

/iˈðɾoxeno/

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Translation

hydrogen

Word origin

A modern scientific coinage from Greek hydor ('water') plus the root gen- ('forming, producing'), meaning 'water-former'. English 'hydrogen' has the same origin.

Origin
Greek
Root
hydor plus genes
English cognates
hydrogen, hydrate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralhidrógenos

Examples

formada oxígeno.

Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.

ligero .

Hydrogen is the lightest element in the universe.

.

Some cars run on hydrogen.

¿ átomos molécula ?

How many hydrogen atoms does a water molecule have?

arde invisible.

Hydrogen burns with an almost invisible flame.

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