florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,[1]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

florentium (uncountable)

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

Usage notes

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

Translations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Participle

flōrentium

  1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of flōrēns