-IUM


Meaning of -IUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun suffix ]

1.

[New Latin, from Latin, ending of some neuter nouns]

a. : a chemical element

sod ium

b. : cation

tetrazol ium

2. plural -iums or -ia

[New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -ion ]

: small one : mass — especially in botanical terms

pollin ium

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.