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element 108

element 108

9.9
A very heavy radioactive element with atomic number 108 called hassium
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlɪmənt wʌn oʊ eɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elemento 108
  • The official name for element 108 is hassium, derived from the German state of Hesse.

Examples

  • Scientists first synthesized element 108 in 1984 at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research.

  • Due to its instability, element 108 has only been produced in small amounts in laboratories.

  • The element 108 was first synthesized in 1984.

  • Scientists are studying the properties of element 108.

  • Due to its instability, element 108 has only been produced in small amounts in laboratories.

  • Scientists first synthesized element 108 in 1984 at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research.

  • The official name for element 108 is hassium, derived from the German state of Hesse.

Synonyms

Hs
vselement 108
  • Specialized
14 9.9

A man-made chemical element with atomic number 108 that is radioactive and very unstable

refers to the full element name and properties rather than the symbol
hassium
vselement 108
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made radioactive element with the number 108 in the periodic table

is the same element but described by number and formal definition
atomic number 108
vselement 108
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made radioactive heavy metal element called hassium with atomic number 108

is the same element but given with its common name and brief identity

Surface Forms

element 108 singular
elements 108 plural

Morphology

element + 108

The phrase is fully compositional: 'element' names a chemical substance and '108' specifies which element by its atomic number, so a learner who knows the noun and understands numerals will infer it refers to the chemical element with atomic number 108 (hassium). This noun + numeral identification pattern is cross-linguistically regular and predictable, making the expression immediately understandable.

Etymology

The noun element 108 is a simple label: element shows it is a chemical element and 108 is its place on the list of elements. Its official name is 'hassium', taken from the German region 'Hesse', so element 108 means the chemical element with number 108.