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tennessine

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[ten-uh-seen] / ˈtɛn əˌsin /

noun

Chemistry, Physics.

  1. a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a short half-life. Ts; 117.

Etymology

Origin of tennessine

Named in 2016 ; after Tennessee ( def. ) (location of Vanderbilt University) + -ine 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The heaviest elements, such as tennessine with 117 protons, aren’t created by nature at all.

From Scientific American • Jan. 9, 2023

If you want to get an idea of how quickly tennessine decays, fire up your stopwatch app and try to start and stop it as fast as you can.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2016

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