seaborgium

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Etymology

From Seaborg + -ium, named for Glenn T. Seaborg.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sēbôr'gēəm, IPA: /siːˈbɔːɹɡiəm/

Noun

seaborgium (uncountable)

1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Sg) with atomic number 106

Synonyms

• eka-tungsten (used before the element was discovered)
• rutherfordium (proposed by the IUPAC, but rejected, and now used for element 104)
• unnilhexium (used before the element was officially named)

Related terms

• Seaborg
• seaborgate

Translations

• French: seaborgium
• German: Seaborgium
• Italian: seaborgio
• Portuguese: seabórgio
• Russian: сибо́ргий
• Spanish: seaborgio

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