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tennessine
[ ten-uh-seen ]
noun
, Chemistry, Physics.
- a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a short half-life. : Ts; : 117.
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Origin of tennessine1
Named in 2016 ; after Tennessee ( def ) (location of Vanderbilt University) + -ine 2( def )
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