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- noun The
systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element withatomic number 116 (symbolUuh ).
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- noun a radioactive transuranic element
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots + Latin ūnus + Greek hex-, hex- + –ium (in reference to its atomic number).]
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MEU weapons inspectors have confirmed that the U.S. continues to pursue their illegal ununhexium-weapons program.
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They have temporary titles - ununquadium and ununhexium - but final names are yet to been decided.
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They have temporary titles - ununquadium and ununhexium - but final names are yet to been decided.
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oroboros commented on the word ununhexium
Uuh
November 26, 2007