periodic system
[ peer-ee-od-ik, peer- ]
nounChemistry.
a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
Origin of periodic system
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby periodic system
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How to use periodic system in a sentence
These metals ranged from calcium to zinc in the periodic system.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity | Francis Preston VenableFor many years the periodic system was considered closed at 92.
A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis | Glen W. WatsonThe X-ray method gives the order as iron, cobalt, and nickel, and this is the accepted order in the periodic system.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity | Francis Preston Venable
British Dictionary definitions for periodic system
periodic system
/ (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) /
noun
the classification of the elements based on the periodic law
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