Hydrogen — Hy dro*gen, n. [Hydro , 1 + gen: cf. F. hydrog[ e]ne. So called because water is generated by its combustion. See {Hydra}.] (Chem.) A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrogen — Capture d écran … Wikipédia en Français
hydrogen — 1791, from Fr. hydrogène, coined 1787 by G. de Morveau, Lavoisier, Berthollet, and Fourcroy from Gk. hydr , stem of hydros water (see WATER (Cf. water) (n.1)) + Fr. gène producing (see GEN (Cf. gen)). So called because it forms water when exposed … Etymology dictionary
hydrogen — [hī′drə jən] n. [Fr hydrogène (see HYDRO & GEN): coined (1787) by L. B. Guyton de Morveau (1737 1816), Fr chemist, in reference to the generation of water from the combustion of hydrogen] a flammable, colorless, odorless, gaseous chemical element … English World dictionary
Hydrogēn — Hydrogēn, Wasserstoff; Hydrogēngas, Wasserstoffgas. Hydrogēnheizung u. Hydrogēnerleuchtung, Heizung u. Beleuchtung mit Wasserstoffgas, s.d. Hydrogēnpol, der negative Pol einer galvanischen Kette, weil an ihm sich bei der Zerlegung des Wassers das … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hydrogen — Hydrogēn (Hydrogenĭum, grch.), Wasserstoff … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Hydrogen — Hydrogen, griech. dtsch., Wasserstoff; H. pol, negativer Pol, s. Galvanismus … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Hydrogen... — Hydrogen..., Präfix für die Bezeichnung saurer Salze in der anorganischen Chemie; z. B. Hydrogencarbonate, die sauren Salze der Kohlensäure, Hydrogensulfate, die sauren Salze der Schwefelsäure … Universal-Lexikon
hydrogen — Symbol: H Atomic number: 1 Atomic weight: 1.0079 Colourless, odourless gaseous chemical element. Lightest and most abundant element in the universe. Present in water and in all organic compounds. Chemically reacts with most elements. Discovered… … Elements of periodic system
hydrogen — ► NOUN ▪ a colourless, odourless, highly flammable gas which is the lightest of the chemical elements … English terms dictionary