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virginium

virginium noun: a rejected name for francium.

Noun

virginium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A rejected name for francium.
    • Because he had found six minima for every salt of virginium—VaCl, VaNO3, Va2SO4, and VaOH—he asserted that virginium consisted of a mixture of six stable isotopes. Allison also found virginium present in other minerals […]2014, Marco Fontani, Mariagrazia Costa, Mary Virginia Orna, The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side, page 328

Origin of virginium

From Virginia (US state) + -ium, proposed in 1930 by Fred Allison, whose claim to have discovered the element was later disproven.

Questions about virginium

What does virginium mean?
Virginium means a rejected name for francium.
What part of speech is virginium?
Virginium is a noun.

Words near virginium in the dictionary

  1. virginity
  2. virginity pledge
  3. virginity pledges
  4. virginity test
  5. virginity tests
  6. virginium
  7. virginize
  8. virginlike
  9. virginly
  10. Virginney
  11. virginogenia

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