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Noun: chemical element  'ke-mi-kul 'e-lu-munt
  1. 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
    "Oxygen is a chemical element essential for life on Earth";
    - element

Derived forms: chemical elements

Type of: substance

Encyclopedia: Chemical element