atomic number 8

1. 1.

   a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

   SynonymsoxygenO

   Broaderchemical elementgas

   Narrowerliquid oxygen

Questions about atomic number 8

What does atomic number 8 mean?

atomic number 8 means "a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust".

What is another word for atomic number 8?

Close synonyms include oxygen, O. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 8 a common word?

atomic number 8 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.