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hydrogen

[U] Uncountable

This term carries a clinical, scientific weight, evoking images of laboratories, chemical equations, and deep space. It is almost exclusively used in technical or educational contexts, though it appears in general conversation when discussing fuel cells or atmospheric science.

Used as a mass noun to describe the chemical element or the gas itself, such as in a tank of hydrogen.

Meanings

Noun

The first element on the periodic table, a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas.

"The balloon was filled with hydrogen."

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