Synonyms and antonyms of Chemical elements in American Thesaurus

actinium (noun)

a chemical element that is a rare radioactive metal. Its symbol is Ac.

alkali metal (noun)

a soft, white metal that is a chemical element. Lithium, sodium, and potassium are alkali metals.

americium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Am.

antimony (noun)

a chemical element that is a brittle silvery-white semimetal. Its symbol is Sb.

arsenic (noun)

a chemical element that is a brittle gray semimetal. Its symbol is Ar and it is used in industry and as a poison for killing pests and weeds.

astatine (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive member of the halogen group. Its symbol is At.

berkelium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Bk.

beryllium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard gray metal. Its symbol is Be.

bismuth (noun)

a chemical element that is a reddish-gray metal. Its symbol is Bi.

bohrium (noun)

a chemical element that is radioactive and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Bh.

boron (noun)

a chemical element that combines with other elements. It is used in nuclear reactors, for making glass, and for making steel hard.

brimstone (noun)

an old word meaning “sulfur”

bromine (noun)

a chemical element that is usually a dark red liquid but can easily change into a gas. It is used in dyes and in making film for taking photographs.

cadmium (noun)

a chemical element that is a metal and is used, for example, in making batteries

caesium (noun)

a chemical element that is a metal and is used in photoelectric cells

calcium (noun)

a white chemical element that is an important part of bones and teeth and is found in some types of rock

californium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Cf.

carbon (noun)

chemistry a chemical element that is found in all living things, and can also exist as diamonds or coal

cerium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Ce.

cesium (noun)

a chemical element that is a metal and is used in photoelectric cells

copernicium (noun)

a chemical element that is very radioactive and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Cn.

curium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Cm.

darmstadtium (noun)

a chemical element that is radioactive and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Ds.

dubnium (noun)

a chemical element that is radioactive and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Db.

dysprosium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Dy.

einsteinium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Es.

erbium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Er.

europium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Eu.

fermium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Fm.

fluorine (noun)

a chemical element that is a poisonous yellow gas

francium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Fr.

gadolinium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Gd.

gallium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Ga.

germanium (noun)

a chemical element that is a shiny gray semi-metal. Its symbol is Ge.

hafnium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-gray metal. Its symbol is Hf.

halogen (noun)

a chemical element belonging to a group of five that combine with metals to form salts

hassium (noun)

a chemical element that is very unstable and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Hs.

helium (noun)

a chemical element which is a gas that is lighter than air. Its symbol is He and it is often used for lifting large balloons.

holmium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Ho.

indium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is In.

iridium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Ir.

lanthanum (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-white rare-earth metal. Its symbol is La.

lawrencium (noun)

a chemical element that is a rare silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Lr.

lutetium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Lu.

magnesium (noun)

a chemical element that is a light gray metal. Magnesium burns very brightly and is used in photography and for making fireworks.

meitnerium (noun)

a chemical element that is very unstable and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Mt.

mendelevium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Md.

molybdenum (noun)

a chemical element that is a brittle silvery-gray metal. Its symbol is Mo.

neodymium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Nd.

neptunium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Np.

niobium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-gray metal. Its symbol is Nb.

nobelium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal and is produced artificially. Its symbol is No.

osmium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Os.

palladium (noun)

a chemical element that is a rare silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Pd.

the periodic table (noun)

a list of chemical elements arranged according to the structure of their atoms

phosphorus (noun)

a chemical element, especially a form called white phosphorus that starts to burn by itself when air touches it

polonium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Po.

praseodymium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Pr.

promethium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Pm.

protactinium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Pa.

rhenium (noun)

a chemical element that is a rare silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Re.

rhodium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Rh.

roentgenium (noun)

a chemical element that is radioactive and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Rg.

rubidium (noun)

a chemical element that is a rare soft silvery metal. Its symbol is Rb.

ruthenium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Ru.

rutherfordium (noun)

a chemical element that is very unstable and is produced artificially. Its symbol is Rf.

samarium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Sm.

scandium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Sc.

seaborgium (noun)

a chemical element that is produced artificially. Its symbol is Sg.

selenium (noun)

a chemical element that is not a metal and that your body needs in small amounts in order to be healthy

semimetal (noun)

a chemical element such as silicon that is not a metal but has some of the qualities that a metal has

sodium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silver-white metal, usually found combined with other chemicals

sulfur (noun)

a yellow chemical element that has a strong smell and is used for making medicines and explosives

sulphur ()

another spelling of sulfur

tantalum (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-gray metal. Its symbol is Ta.

technetium (noun)

a chemical element that is a radioactive metal. Its symbol is Tc.

tellurium (noun)

a chemical element that is a shiny silvery-white semimetal. Its symbol is Te.

terbium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Tb.

thallium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Tl.

thorium (noun)

a chemical element that is a white radioactive metal. Its symbol is Th.

thulium (noun)

a chemical element that is a soft silvery-white metal . Its symbol is Tm.

tin (noun)

chemistry a soft light silver metal, often used for covering iron or steel. Tin is a chemical element.

titanium (noun)

a strong light and expensive white metal that is a chemical element

trace element (noun)

biology a chemical element that a living thing needs in only extremely small amounts in order to grow and develop normally, for example iron or zinc

trace element (noun)

chemistry a chemical element that is found in extremely small amounts in a mineral

uranium (noun)

a chemical element that is a metal and is used for producing nuclear energy because it is radioactive

vanadium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard gray metal. Its symbol is V.

ytterbium (noun)

a chemical element that is a silvery-white metal. Its symbol is Yb.

yttrium (noun)

a chemical element that is a grayish-white metal. Its symbol is Y.

zinc (noun)

a chemical element that is a blue-white metal

zirconium (noun)

a chemical element that is a hard silvery-gray metal. Its symbol is Z.