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oganesson

[ oh-gan-uh-suhn ]

noun

, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a short half-life. : Og; : 118.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oganesson1

Named in 2016; after Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian descent + -on 2( def )

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