/ ˈhæsiəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( symb Hs ) a chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other)
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin , from Latin Hassias Hesse (the German state); it was discovered in Darmstadt in 1984.
/ ˈhæsiəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( symb Hs ) a chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other)
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin , from Latin Hassias Hesse (the German state); it was discovered in Darmstadt in 1984.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005