unnilhexium

[ yoo-nil-hek-see-uhm ]

nounChemistry, Physics.
  1. the systematic element name for element 106 before being named seaborgium. Symbol: Unh

Origin of unnilhexium

1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin ūn(us) “one”+ nil “zero” + Greek héx “six” + -ium

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