francium
See also: Francium
English
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Etymology
From French francium, from France + -ium (after the native country of Marguerite Perey).
Pronunciation
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Noun
francium (usually uncountable, plural franciums)
- The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 221:
- The most elusive element of all, however, appears to be francium, which is so rare that it is thought that our entire planet may contain, at any given moment, fewer than twenty francium atoms.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 221:
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- 1999, Peter J. Krieger, Understanding Chemical Principles: A Learning Companion (page 56)
- Notice that franciums are balanced without even thinking in moles, atoms, or whatever.
- 2007, Carl J. Gross, Witold Nazarewicz, Krzysztof P. Rykaczewski, The 4th International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (page 180)
- (a) Radons and poloniums are compared, (b) poloniums and astatines are compared and (c) radons and franciums are compared.
- 1999, Peter J. Krieger, Understanding Chemical Principles: A Learning Companion (page 56)
Synonyms
- actinium-K (obsolete)
- virginium (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
chemical element
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References
- Francium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Czech
Noun
francium n
Danish
Noun
francium
- francium
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Noun
francium n (uncountable)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
francium m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “francium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ki.um/, [ˈfräŋkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.t͡ʃi.um/, [ˈfrän̠ʲt͡ʃium]
Noun
francium n (genitive franciī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | francium | francia |
Genitive | franciī | franciōrum |
Dative | franciō | franciīs |
Accusative | francium | francia |
Ablative | franciō | franciīs |
Vocative | francium | francia |
Slovak
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Pronunciation
Noun
francium n (genitive singular francia, declension pattern of mesto)
- francium (element)
Declension
Declension of francium
References
- “francium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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