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Chemical Element

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
element
plural
Chemical Elements
possessive
Chemical Element's
pluralpossessive
Chemical Elements'