tennessine

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.əˌsiːn/

Noun

tennessine (uncountable)

1. The chemical element with atomic number 117.
   • 2016 June 8, “Tennessee Gets a Place at the Table with Newest Element: Tennessine”, in Tennessee Today‎:

     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.

Noun

tennessine

1. tennessine
   • 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 ...

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

     Tilsvarende er Tennessine,^[sic] atomtegn Ts, opkaldt efter den amerikanske delstat Tennessee.