florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,[1]
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Noun

florentium (uncountable)

  1. (physics, chemistry) (disused nomenclature)[1] Promethium.[1]

Usage notes
  • The chemical symbol was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations

References
  1. “florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Participle

flōrentium

  1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of flōrēns
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