moscovium

English

Chemical element
Mc	Previous: flerovium (Fl)
Mc	Next: livermorium (Lv)

Etymology

Moscow +‎ -ium, named after Moscow Oblast. Promulgated as the proposed name for ununpentium 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.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /mɒˈskəʊ.vi.əm/

Noun

moscovium (uncountable)

The chemical element with atomic number 115.

Synonyms

(115th element):

Mc (symbol)
ununpentium (dated)
eka-bismuth (dated)

Translations

115th element

Catalan: moscovi (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鏌 (zh), 镆 (zh) (mò)
Esperanto: moskovio
Finnish: moskovium
French: moscovium (fr) m
German: Moscovium (de) n
Greek: μοσκόβιο n (moskóvio)

Ido: moskovo
Italian: moscovio m
Japanese: モスコビウム (ja) (mosukobiumu)
Latvian: moskovijs m
Portuguese: moscóvio (pt) m
Russian: московий (ru) m (moskovij)
Spanish: moscovio m

Danish

This Danish term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Noun

moscovium

moscovium
- 2016 December 2, "Det periodiske system: Fire nye grundstoffer er døbt", videnskab.dk
  Moscovium, atomtegn Mc, er opkaldt efter den russiske hovedstad Moskva.
- 2016 June 9, "De fire nyeste grundstoffer har fået navne", videnskab.dk
  ... mens moscovium og tennessine er opkaldt efter steder nær laboratorierne, hvor de blev opdaget.
- 2016 December 10, "Verden har fået fire nye grundstoffer", Kristeligt Dagblad
  Både nihonium, moscovium, tennessine og oganesson er radioaktive […]

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