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Atom ˈætəm Noun Bre Splitting Hydrogen Combine Oxygen

Word atom
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈætəm / NAmE / ˈætəm /
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  • the splitting of the atom
  • two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water.
  • the scientist ernest rutherford was the first person to split the atom.
  • positively charged atoms
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atom

(noun)BrE / ˈætəm / NAmE / ˈætəm /
  1. the smallest particle (1) of a chemical element that can exist
    • the splitting of the atom
    • Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water.
    • The scientist Ernest Rutherford was the first person to split the atom.
    • positively charged atoms

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent.: from Old French atome, via Latin from Greek atomos ‘indivisible’, based on a- ‘not’ + temnein ‘to cut’.
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