moscovium

[mos-koh-vee-uhm]

noun

Chemistry, Physics.

1. a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a short half-life. Mc; 115.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moscovium¹

Named in 2016; after Moscow ( def. ), headquarters of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, in Dubna, Moscow oblast + -ium ( def. )

Example Sentences

Researchers there have already made 60 atoms of moscovium, element 115, by firing ion beams at a thin layer of target material.

From Science Magazine

Plus, he says with a smile, his moscovium lapel pin gleaming, "sometimes it is good to say you did something first."

From Science Magazine

Claes Fahlander, a nuclear physicist at Lund University in Sweden, expects that experimental results will eventually support the claims for moscovium and tennessine.

From Nature

Please welcome to the periodic table: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson.

From Seattle Times

Please welcome to the periodic table: Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson.

From New York Times