Definitions
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- suffix Used to form the names of metal
elements , after the style of early-named elements, as well as theisotopes ofhydrogen . - suffix By extension, appended to common words to create scientific-sounding or humorous-sounding fictional substance names.
- suffix Used to indicate the setting where a given activity is carried out:
gymnasium ,auditorium ,stadium ,colloquium ,planetarium ,podium ,sanatorium . Words so formed often take "-a" for the plural.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jarrod: "Which would mean 'aluminum' wouldn't have to end in '-ium.'"
Laurence Watts: You Say 'Aluminum,' I Say 'Aluminium' Laurence Watts 2012
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Every other element in the periodic group it's in ends in '-ium.'
Laurence Watts: You Say 'Aluminum,' I Say 'Aluminium' Laurence Watts 2012
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Jarrod, studying his iPhone: "But so is tin, and that doesn't end in '-ium.'"
Laurence Watts: You Say 'Aluminum,' I Say 'Aluminium' Laurence Watts 2012
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You can often tell whether a product contains quats by looking in the ingredient list for the names of chemicals ending in “-ium chloride” or “-ium bromide”—for example, cetyldimethylbenzyl-ammonium chloride or cetylpyridinium chloride.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You can often tell whether a product contains quats by looking in the ingredient list for the names of chemicals ending in “-ium chloride” or “-ium bromide”—for example, cetyldimethylbenzyl-ammonium chloride or cetylpyridinium chloride.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You can often tell whether a product contains quats by looking in the ingredient list for the names of chemicals ending in “-ium chloride” or “-ium bromide”—for example, cetyldimethylbenzyl-ammonium chloride or cetylpyridinium chloride.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You can often tell whether a product contains quats by looking in the ingredient list for the names of chemicals ending in “-ium chloride” or “-ium bromide”—for example, cetyldimethylbenzyl-ammonium chloride or cetylpyridinium chloride.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Jarrod: "Which would mean 'aluminum' wouldn't have to end in '-ium.'"
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Laurence Watts 2012
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Jarrod, studying his iPhone: "But so is tin, and that doesn't end in '-ium.'"
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Laurence Watts 2012
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Every other element in the periodic group it's in ends in '-ium.'
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Laurence Watts 2012
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