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nielsbohrium

Syllabification: (niels·bohr·i·um)

Pronunciation: /ˌnēlzˈbôrēəm/

Definition of nielsbohrium

noun

a name proposed by the American Chemical Society for the chemical element of atomic number 107, now called bohrium.

Origin:

modern Latin, from the name of the scientist Niels Bohr (see Bohr, Niels). The term was originally proposed (circa1971) by Soviet scientists for element 105 (hahnium)