flerovium
Flerovium (noun) means a chemical element with atomic number 114, or a single atom of it. Example: “Flerovium is a superheavy element made only in the laboratory.”
How to use flerovium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIt's a very heavy, man-made chemical element, number 114 on the periodic table.
It is a specialist chemistry term, used almost exclusively in scientific writing.
The -ium ending is the standard way new elements are named, so you can expect it whenever you meet an unfamiliar element word.
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_____ is a superheavy element made only in the laboratory.
Etymology
Flerovium takes its name from the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, adding the element-forming suffix -ium. The laboratory itself was named after the physicist Georgy Flyorov.
