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hydrogen
/ˈhaɪdɹədʒən/
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Begin with the vowel in “high.”
The first syllable is strongest. Keep d and r together in the middle, and use the j sound in job for the written g near the end.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The laboratory stores hydrogen in marked cylinders.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does hydrogen mean?
noun
- The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.
- An atom of this element.
- Molecular hydrogen (sense 1; symbol H₂), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A molecule of this molecular species.
- Synonym of protium (“the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen (sense 1; symbol H, ¹H, or 11H), as contrasted with deuterium and tritium”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhaɪdɹədʒən/
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They chose the English side, and inflating their balloon with hydrogen at Dover, boldly cast off, and immediately drifted out to sea.
These considerations tended to turn the minds of those interested in aerostation to consideration of the hydrogen balloon evolved by Professor Charles.
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Such as can be had is either water or coal gas, neither of which is as efficient in lifting power as hydrogen.
Among these, not considering oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, there are the salts of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, sulphur and phosphorus.
A large audience assembled, and a brilliant series of elementary experiments with oxygen, hydrogen, and carbonic acid was concluded by the Plateau demonstration.