HASSIUM


Meaning of HASSIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ha-s ē - ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Hassia Hesse (German state), location of the laboratory that first produced the element

Date: 1992

: a short-lived radioactive metallic element produced artificially ― see ELEMENT table

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