English Explanatory Dictionary

systematic element name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A systematic name for an element, derived from the digits of its atomic number to which the suffix -ium is appended; normally only used for transuranic elements before or for a short period after they have been created, after which they are given a non-systematic name.

Word forms

systematic element name systematic element names

Related words

-nil- -un- -bi- -tri- -quad- -pent- -hex- -sept- -oct- -enn-
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