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illinium

American  
[ih-lin-ee-uhm] / ɪˈlɪn i əm /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. promethium. Il

illinium British  
/ ɪˈlɪnɪəm /

noun

  1. chem the former name for promethium

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Etymology

Origin of illinium

1925–30; named after Illinois; -ium

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The light of the sun, or any light, for that matter, was concentrated through the lens onto a series of photo-electric cells, composed of an alloy of selenium and the far more delicate element, illinium.

From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various

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