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systematic element name

systematic element name noun: a systematic name for a chemical 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.

Noun

systematic element name (plural systematic element names)

  1. A systematic name for a chemical 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.
    • Before IUPAC named the element with atomic number 106 “seaborgium” in honour of Glenn Seaborg, it was called by the systematic element name unnilhexium.

Forms of systematic element name

pluralsystematic element names

Questions about systematic element name

What does systematic element name mean?
Systematic element name means a systematic name for a chemical 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.
What part of speech is systematic element name?
Systematic element name is a noun.
What is the plural of systematic element name?
The plural of systematic element name is systematic element names.

Words near systematic element name in the dictionary

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