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systematic element name

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  1. A systematic name for an element, derived from the digits of its atomic number to which…

    A systematic name for an element, derived from the digits of its atomic number to which the suffix -ium is appended; normally only used for transuranic elements before or for a short period after they have been created, after which they are given a non-systematic name.

    • Before IUPAC named the element with atomic number 106 “seaborgium” in honour of Glenn Seaborg, it was called by the systematic element name unnilhexium.

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No curated loop yet for systematic element name. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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