ununhexium
- noun
- /ˌʌnʌnˈhɛksiəm/
- Archaic
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ununhexio
- The name ununhexium was replaced by livermorium after the element was officially recognized.
Examples
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The element ununhexium was first synthesized in 2000.
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Scientists first reported the synthesis of ununhexium in 2000 at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
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Early papers on element 116 referred to it as ununhexium before a permanent name was adopted.
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Scientists named ununhexium before it was officially recognized.
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Early papers on element 116 referred to it as ununhexium before a permanent name was adopted.
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The name ununhexium was replaced by livermorium after the element was officially recognized.
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Scientists first reported the synthesis of ununhexium in 2000 at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
Synonyms
A heavy element with number 116 made by people that is radioactive and called livermorium
A radioactive element named livermorium with symbol Lv that has 116 protons in its atoms
Surface Forms
Morphology
ununhexium = un + un + hex + ium
The name is derived from a systematic naming convention for elements, not from a transparent morphological construction.
Etymology
Ununhexium is a temporary name that literally spells the element's number: un- 'one', un- 'one', hex- 'six', and -ium for 'metal'. A helpful way to remember it is to read it as 'one-one-six', with hex- like in hexagon meaning six, which is why it referred to element 116 (now called livermorium).
