Hassium Definition
häsē-əm
noun
A radioactive chemical element with a very short half-life: a transactinide produced by bombarding lead with high-energy nuclear particles: symbol, Hs: at. no. 108
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- atomic number 108
- element 108
- hs
Origin of Hassium
From Medieval Latin Hassia Hesse (German state containing Darmstadt, where the element was first synthesized)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin form of the German state of Hessen, the location of the institute where the element was first synthesized.
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