roentgenium

[ rent-gen-ee-uh m, -jen-, ruhnt- ]

/ rɛntˈgɛn i əm, -ˈdʒɛn-, rʌnt- /

noun Chemistry, Physics.

a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.

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Nearby words

roemer, roentgen, roentgen equivalent man, roentgen ray, roentgenism, roentgenium, roentgenize, roentgeno-, roentgenogram, roentgenograph, roentgenography

Origin of roentgenium

named after German physicist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen; see -ium

Formerly unununium, element 111.

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