unnilhexium

[yoo-nil-hek-see-uh m]

noun Chemistry, Physics.

former name of seaborgium. Symbol: Unh

Origin of unnilhexium

1975–80; < Latin ūn(us) one + nīl nothing + Greek héx six + New Latin -ium -ium

Also called element 106.

seaborgium

[see-bawr-gee-uh m, see-bawr-]

noun Chemistry, Physics.

a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.

Origin of seaborgium

named after U.S. chemist Glenn T. Seaborg; see -ium

Formerly unnilhexium, element 106.

element 106

noun Chemistry, Physics.

seaborgium.

Origin of element 106

First recorded in 1975–80

Formerly unnilhexium.

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British Dictionary definitions for unnilhexium

seaborgium

noun

a synthetic transuranic element, synthesized and identified in 1974. Symbol: Sg; atomic no: 106

Word Origin for seaborgium

C20: named after Glenn Seaborg

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unnilhexium in Science

seaborgium

[sē-bôr′gē-əm]

A synthetic, radioactive element that is produced by bombarding californium with oxygen ions or bombarding lead with chromium ions. Its most long-lived isotopes have mass numbers 259, 261, 263, 265, and 266 with half-lives of 0.9, 0.23, 0.8, 16, and 20 seconds, respectively. Atomic number 106. See Periodic Table.