Biology
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Barium (ba)
Term: barium (Ba)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to heavy?Origin: Anc Greek?????/varys(=heavy) The element was called barium because it is found in baryte(BaSO4), a mineral which had been given its name because of its high Coined/History Barium...
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Niobium (nb)
Term: niobium (Nb)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Niobe?Origin: Anc Greek?????/?iove(=Niobe)Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus, the mortal son of Zeus and nymph Plouto. According Greek mythology Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos...
- Titanium (ti)
Term: titaniumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Titans?Origin: Anc Greek?????/Titan(= in Greek Mythology Titans and their sisters Titanesses were giant and strong primordial dieities children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (sky). Titans were...
Biology
lithium (Li)
Term: lithium (Li)
Literally meaning: ?pertaining to stone?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/lithos(=stone, rock)
Coined/History
The element was named in 1817 by Sweeden chemist Johan August Arfvedsen (1792-01-12) when analysing petalite (LiAlSi4O10) ore. He named the metal ?lithos? and later ?lithium?. However Arfvedsen was never able to isolate lithium metal from ore and the first person who isolated it from lithium oxide was William Thomaw Brande in 1821.
Definition
Lithium is a chemical element with atomic number 3 and atomic mass 6.941. It belongs to the alkali metal group and has a silver-white color. Lithium belongs to a class of medications that called antimanic agents because decrease abnormal activity in the brain. It is used to treat episodes of mania in people with bipolar disorder.
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Barium (ba)
Term: barium (Ba)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to heavy?Origin: Anc Greek?????/varys(=heavy) The element was called barium because it is found in baryte(BaSO4), a mineral which had been given its name because of its high Coined/History Barium...
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Niobium (nb)
Term: niobium (Nb)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Niobe?Origin: Anc Greek?????/?iove(=Niobe)Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus, the mortal son of Zeus and nymph Plouto. According Greek mythology Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos...
- Titanium (ti)
Term: titaniumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Titans?Origin: Anc Greek?????/Titan(= in Greek Mythology Titans and their sisters Titanesses were giant and strong primordial dieities children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (sky). Titans were...