Uup
- noun
- Archaic
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Uup
- The chemical symbol for moscovium is Uup, and it has an atomic number of 115.
Examples
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Moscovium, identified by the symbol Uup, is a synthetic element that was first created in 2003.
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In chemistry classes, Uup is often introduced as a radioactive element in the periodic table.
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If you like, I can pick you up, or wake you Uup.
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In December 1999, a compromise was reached between Sinn Féin and the UUP.
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Another proposal for a devolutionist arrangement, supported by the explicitly cross-communal Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and some sections of the UUP, was power sharing—giving political representatives from both communities the opportunity to be involved in the executive and legislative branches of a new system of government in Northern Ireland.
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Its refusal to decommission any weapons by mid-February 2000 undermined the position of UUP leader David Trimble, resulting in the suspension of the mechanisms of devolved regional government and the reimposition of direct rule from London.
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At the same time, strong Unionist opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement failed to secure one of the central objectives of the British government, namely strengthening moderate Unionism in the form of the UUP and marginalizing the radicals in the DUP.
Academic text (2001)
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Uup was the temporary symbol scientists used for element 115 before it got the official name moscovium. It comes from the systematic name ununpentium, with parts un-, un- and pent- meaning 'one', 'one' and 'five', so the name literally spells out the number 115.
