systematic element name
noun1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A systematic name for an element, derived from the digits of its atomic number to which the suffix -ium is appended; normally only used for transuranic elements before or for a short period after they have been created, after which they are given a non-systematic name.
- Before IUPAC named the element with atomic number 106 “seaborgium” in honour of Glenn Seaborg, it was called by the systematic element name unnilhexium.
- Related terms
- -nil-, -un-, -bi-, -tri-, -quad-, -pent-, -hex-, -sept-, -oct-, -enn-