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hahnium

(ˈhɑːnɪəm)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a name once advanced by the American Chemical Society for dubnium
[C20: named after Otto Hahn]
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un•nil•pen•ti•um

(ˌyu nɪlˈpɛn ti əm)

n.
provisional name for the transuranic element with atomic number 105. Symbol: Unp Also called hahnium.
[1975–80; < Latin ūn(us) one + nīl nothing + Greek pént(e) five + New Latin -ium -ium 2]
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hah·ni·um

(hä′nē-əm)
An earlier name for dubnium.
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Noun 1. hahnium - a transuranic element
chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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Hoffman's team has been focusing on hahnium, or element 105.
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