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helium

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noun/ˈhiː.li.əm/
  1. 1

    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.uncountable

    • It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.
  2. 2

    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.; A form or sample of the element.countable

syn. E939 when used as a packaging gas

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