florentium

See also: Florentium

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA^(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,^[1]
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Noun edit

florentium (uncountable)

(physics, chemistry) (disused nomenclature)^[1] Promethium.^[1]

Usage notes edit

The chemical symbol was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations edit

chemical element

French: florentium (fr) m
German: Florentium n
Italian: florenziom m

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin edit

Participle edit

flōrentium

genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of flōrēns

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