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systematic element name
[ sis-tuh-mat-ik el-uh-muhnt neym ]
noun
Chemistry, Physics.
- a temporary name assigned to a chemical element whose synthesis is not yet confirmed: formed essentially from the Latin and Greek for the digits of the element’s atomic number, as for element 107, named unnilseptium, from Latin Å«²Ô(³Ü²õ) “one†+ nil “zero†+ Latin sept(em) “seven†+ -ium, before being officially named bohrium.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of systematic element name1
First recorded in 1975–80
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