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celtium

celtium noun: the name originally proposed for element 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct; but subsequent work showed it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.

Noun

celtium (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The name originally proposed for element 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct; but subsequent work showed it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.

Questions about celtium

What does celtium mean?
Celtium means the name originally proposed for element 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct; but subsequent work showed it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.
What part of speech is celtium?
Celtium is a noun.

Words near celtium in the dictionary

  1. Celtifying
  2. Celtish
  3. Celtism
  4. Celtist
  5. Celtists
  6. celtium
  7. Celtization
  8. Celtize
  9. Celtized
  10. Celtizes
  11. Celtizing

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