ATOMIC NUMBER 8

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 8 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 8 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 8 has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 8 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 8 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 8; O; oxygen

Hypernyms ("atomic number 8" is a kind of...):

chemical element; 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)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 8"):

liquid oxygen; LOX (a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants)

Holonyms ("atomic number 8" is a substance of...):

air (a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of)

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

ozone (a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation))

 Context examples 

An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight 16.

(Oxygen, NCI Thesaurus)