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gnomium

gnomium noun: a non-existent chemical element whose existence was postulated in the late 19th century.

Noun

gnomium (uncountable)

  1. A non-existent chemical element whose existence was postulated in the late 19th century.

Origin of gnomium

From German Gnomium, coined by Gerhard Krüss and F. W. Schmidt.

Questions about gnomium

What does gnomium mean?
Gnomium means a non-existent chemical element whose existence was postulated in the late 19th century.
What part of speech is gnomium?
Gnomium is a noun.

Words near gnomium in the dictionary

  1. gnomishness
  2. gnomism
  3. gnomisms
  4. gnomist
  5. gnomists
  6. gnomium
  7. gnomograph
  8. gnomographs
  9. gnomologic
  10. gnomological
  11. gnomologies

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