Tennessine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛnəsiːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tennessine is a noun meaning The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117.
Meaning
The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117.
Example Sentences
One of the newest members of the periodic table will likely have a familiar sound to it, even if the spelling might be a bit off: Tennessine.
Researchers carefully choose the makeup of the beam and the target in hopes of producing a designer atom of the element desired. That’s how the four newest elements were created: nihonium (element 113), moscovium (115), tennessine (117) and oganesson (118) (SN Online: 11/30/16).
In January 2016 the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced the discovery of four new elements, so completing the seventh row of the periodic table. They have since been named as nihonium, Nh, muscovium^([sic]), Mc, tennessine, Ts, and organesson^([sic]), Og. The procedures for naming new elements are clearly laid out by IUPAC.
Synonyms for tennessine
Depending on context, synonyms include ununseptium, eka-astatine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tennesside, tetratennesside, nihonium, halogen, transactinide, thoron.
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