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Element Etymologies

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Words in parentheses are origins of the element's symbol
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barýs
Barium
néon
Neon
Nickel
Nickel
Albert Einstein
Einsteinium
tung sten (wolfram)
Tungsten
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Nihon
Nihonium
Pallas
Palladium
radius
Radium
chlōrós
Chlorine
argós
Argon
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indicum
Indium
borax
Boron
Scandia
Scandium
Prometheus
Promethium
sulfur
Sulfur
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2 Comments
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Level 75
Dec 19, 2024
Accept radon as well as radium? Its etymology is more indirect but still from that root.
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Level 67
Dec 19, 2024
Done.