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ununquadium

ununquadium

9.9
A temporary name for the radioactive element number 114, now called flerovium
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnʌnˈkwɑːdiəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : ununquadio
  • Scientists synthesized ununquadium in a laboratory before it received its permanent name.

Examples

  • The element once called ununquadium is now officially named flerovium.

  • Older textbooks may refer to element 114 as ununquadium rather than flerovium.

  • Ununquadium was discovered in 1999.

  • The symbol for ununquadium is Uuq.

  • Ununquadium was once considered a temporary name before it was officially renamed to flerovium.

  • The periodic table included ununquadium as a placeholder name for element 114.

  • Scientists studied the properties of ununquadium before its reclassification to enhance our understanding of superheavy elements.

Synonyms

Fl
vsununquadium
  • Specialized
43 9.9

The symbol for the element with number 114 on the periodic table

is the earlier full name rather than the short symbolic label
flerovium
vsununquadium
  • Specialized
9.9

A very heavy radioactive metal that scientists make in a laboratory

refers to the former temporary name replaced by the current official name
element 114
vsununquadium
  • Specialized
8.6

A radioactive, unstable metal that scientists make with atomic number 114 called flerovium

is the earlier provisional name used instead of the numeric label
atomic number 114
vsununquadium
  • Specialized
9.0

A very heavy man-made element called flerovium with atomic number 114

is the provisional name that was used before numeric identification

Surface Forms

ununquadium singular
ununquadiums plural

Etymology

Ununquadium was a temporary name scientists made from number parts: un- 'one', un- 'one' again, quad- 'four', and -ium 'metal'. So the name literally means 'one-one-four', the element's number, which is why older books used ununquadium before the element got the permanent name flerovium.