helium

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/ˈhiː.li.əm/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

big, capable, elemental, other, under

VERB + HELIUM

composed, converted, filled, price

HELIUM + NOUN

argon, balloon, days, i'm, krypton, methane, neon, sodium

PREP.

in, into, up, with

ADV.

mostly

Definitions

noun

The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.

A form or sample of the element.

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Synonyms

noun — a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.

Wiktionary

It is, moreover, very difficult to explain in any other way why there should be so much helium in the universe.

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Jupiter is a planet principally composed of hydrogen and helium.

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Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are noble gases.

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Tom filled the balloons with helium.

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Helium is a gas.

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