illinium

[ ih-lin-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. promethium. : Il

illinium

/ ɪˈlɪnɪəm /

noun

1. chem the former name for promethium

Word History and Origins

Origin of illinium¹

1925–30; named after Illinois; -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of illinium¹

C20: New Latin, from Illinois + -ium

Example Sentences

Dr. Hopkins of Illinois had isolated a new chemical element, No. 61 in Mendeleev's table, and named it Illinium.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Hopkins has called it illinium.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, the only element so far revealed by a U. S. chemist, was named Illinium.*

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

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