tennessine
Meaning
Noun
- The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117
Related
Similar words
- Ts
- ununseptium, Uus
- eka-astatine
Origin
- Tennessee + -ine, named after the Tennessee region. Promulgated in June 2016 by the IUPAC based on recommendations of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to honor the region where the element was discovered.
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