ununquadium
[ uhn-uh n-kwah-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌʌn ənˈkwɑ di əm /
noun Chemistry, Physics.
former name of flerovium. Symbol: Uuq
Also called
element 114.
Words nearby ununquadium
ununbium,
ununhexium,
ununnilium,
ununoctium,
ununpentium,
ununquadium,
ununseptium,
ununtrium,
unununium,
unusable,
unused
Definition for ununquadium (2 of 3)
Formerly
ununquadium.
Definition for ununquadium (3 of 3)
flerovium
[ flai-roh-vee-uh m ]
/ flɛəˈroʊ vi əm /
noun Chemistry, Physics.
a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Fl; atomic number: 114.
Formerly
ununquadium,
element 114.
Origin of flerovium
named after
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Russia, cofounded by Georgi N. Flerov, 1913–90, Russian physicist; see
-ium
Scientific definitions for ununquadium (1 of 2)
ununquadium
[ ə-nŭn′kwŏd′ē-əm ]
Uuq
See element 114.
Scientific definitions for ununquadium (2 of 2)
element 114
Uuq
An artificially produced radioactive element whose most stable isotope has a mass number of 289 and a half-life of approximately 2.7 seconds. Radioactive decay of all isotopes is chiefly by alpha-particle transmission. Also called ununquadium See Periodic Table.