unniloctium

[ yoo-ni-lok-tee-uhm ]

nounChemistry, Physics.
  1. the systematic element name for element 108 before being named hassium. Symbol: Uno

Origin of unniloctium

1
First recorded in 1980–85; from Latin ūn(us) “one” + nil “zero” + oct(o-) “eight” + -ium

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