helio
ἥλιος (hēlios)
means “sun”
Helio means sun. Helium was first spotted in sunlight. Heliocentric: the sun at the center.
Words built on helio
- helium: a gas first detected in the sun's light (heli + um)
- heliocentric: with the sun at the center (helio + centric)
- heliotrope: a plant that turns toward the sun (helio + trope)
The Texas version
Helium was found in the sun's light first. Amarillo was once the 'Helium Capital of the World'.
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