English Explanatory Dictionary

hassium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artificially-produced transuranic chemical element (symbol Hs) with atomic number 108.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

hăs'ēəm /ˈhæsiəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hassium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hassium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hassium.wav

Word forms

hassium

Etymology

From Latin Hassia (“Hesse”), the location of the institute where the element was first synthesized, + -ium.

Synonyms

eka-osmium hahnium unniloctium

Related words

Hessen

Derived words

hassium-270 hassate
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