native element

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von native element im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

any chemical element which occurs in nature uncombined with other elements; includes the atmospheric gases, several metals and semimetals, and the nonmetals sulfur and carbon

Any of the 19 chemical elements that occur as minerals and are found in nature uncombined with other elements. They are commonly divided into three groups: metals (platinum, iridium, osmium, iron, zinc, tin, gold, silver, copper, mercury, lead, chromium); semimetals (bismuth, antimony, arsenic, tellurium, selenium); and nonmetals (sulfur, carbon). Members of the group of native elements form under widely varying physicochemical conditions and in very different rock types. Many deposits are sufficiently abundant to be commercially important

Silbentrennung

na·tive el·e·ment

Türkische aussprache

neytîv elımınt

Aussprache

/ˈnātəv ˈeləmənt/ /ˈneɪtɪv ˈɛləmənt/