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moscovium
[ mos-koh-vee-uhm ]
noun
Chemistry, Physics.
- a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a short half-life. : Mc; : 115.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of moscovium1
Named in 2016; after Moscow ( def ), headquarters of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, in Dubna, Moscow oblast + -ium ( def )
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Researchers there have already made 60 atoms of moscovium, element 115, by firing ion beams at a thin layer of target material.
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Plus, he says with a smile, his moscovium lapel pin gleaming, "sometimes it is good to say you did something first."
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Claes Fahlander, a nuclear physicist at Lund University in Sweden, expects that experimental results will eventually support the claims for moscovium and tennessine.
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Please welcome to the periodic table: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson.
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Please welcome to the periodic table: Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson.
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