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hassium
[ has-ee-uhm ]
noun
Chemistry, Physics.
- a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. : Hs; : 108.
hassium
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noun
- a synthetic element produced in small quantities by high-energy ion bombardment. Symbol: Hs; atomic no: 108
hassium
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- A synthetic, radioactive element that is produced by bombarding lead with iron ions. Its known isotopes have mass numbers ranging from 263 to 277. Hs 277 has the longest confirmed half-life (16.5 minutes). Atomic number 108.
- See Periodic Table
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hassium1
First recorded in 1980–85; officially assigned to element 108 in 1997; named after Medieval Latin Hassia (the German state of Hesse, location of the institute where it was first created); -ium ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hassium1
C20: from Latin, from Hesse, German state where it was discovered
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