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Hassium

//ˈhæsiəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An artificially-produced transuranic chemical element (symbol Hs) with atomic number 108. uncountable

    "The authors conclude that hassium may not exist in nature outside of star interiors."

  2. 2
    a radioactive transuranic element, with atomic number 108 wordnet
  3. 3
    A single atom of this element. countable

    "This radioactive decay produces a hassium that lasts for several seconds."

Etymology

From Latin Hassia (“Hesse”), the location of the institute where the element was first synthesized, + -ium.

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