nihonium

Etymology

From Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) +‎ -ium. Promulgated in June 2016 by the IUPAC based on recommendations of the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science to honor the country where the element was discovered.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/

Noun

nihonium (uncountable)

1. The synthetic transactinide chemical element with atomic number 113.
   • 2016 June 9, “First element discovered in Asia named 'nihonium', after Japan”, in Reuters‎:

     Japanese scientists behind the discovery of element 113, the first atomic element found in Asia - indeed, the first found outside Europe or the United States - have dubbed it "nihonium" after the Japanese-language name for their country.

Noun

nihonium

1. nihonium
   • 2016 June 9, "De fire nyeste grundstoffer har fået navne", videnskab.dk

     Nihonium,^[sic] blev opdaget af et hold japanske forskere, og betyder ’land of the rising sun’^[sic] ...

   • 2016 December 10, "Verden har fået fire nye grundstoffer", Kristeligt Dagblad

     Både nihonium, moscovium, tennessine og oganesson er radioaktive ...

   • 2016 December 2, "Det periodiske system: Fire nye grundstoffer er døbt", videnskab.dk

     Nihonium, atomtegn Nh, har fået sit navn fra det land, det stammer fra.^{[sic, meaning det land, det blev opdaget i]}

Noun

nihonium

1. nihonium