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oxygen vs chemical element

chemical element vs oxygen

oxygen and chemical element both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxygen Yes No No No
chemical element Yes No No No
As nouns, chemical element is a hypernym of oxygen; that is, chemical element is a word with a broader meaning than oxygen:
  • oxygen: 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
  • chemical element: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Other hypernyms of oxygen include element, gas.
oxygen (noun) chemical element (noun)
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 any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Difference between oxygen and chemical element

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