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...
- 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...
- Tantalum (ta)
Term: tantalum (Ta) (older name tantalium)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Tantalus?Origin: Anc Greek????????/TantalusAccording Greek mythology, Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos (Phrygia) untill he stole nectar and Ambrosia to take to...
- Chromium (cr)
Term: chromium (Cr)Literally meaning: ?petaining to color?Origin: Anc Greek?????/chroma(=color) > ??????/chripto(=touch or anoint)Coined/HistoryThe element was discovered in 1797 by French chemist Nicolas .L. Vauqkelin(1763-1797) in the mineral...
- 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)...
Biology
titanium (Ti)
Term: titanium
Literally 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 defeated by younger descendants of Gaia the Olympians gods.
>?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch, extend)
Coined/History
Titanium was discovered in 1791 by English pastor William Gregor (1761-1817) and originally named ?gregorite?. Two years later (in 1793) German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) independently discovered the same element and named it ?titanium? after the titans of Greek Mythology; ?the incarnation of natural strength.? In 1797 Klaproth discovered that his titanium was the same as Gregor?s newly found element. Titanium isolated finally in 1910 by American metallurgist Matthew A. Hunter (1878-1961).
Definition
Titanium is a chemical element with atomic number 22 and atomic mass 47.867. It is a very strong and light silver transition metal which is characterized by its resistance to corrosion.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tantalum (ta)
Term: tantalum (Ta) (older name tantalium)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Tantalus?Origin: Anc Greek????????/TantalusAccording Greek mythology, Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos (Phrygia) untill he stole nectar and Ambrosia to take to...
- Chromium (cr)
Term: chromium (Cr)Literally meaning: ?petaining to color?Origin: Anc Greek?????/chroma(=color) > ??????/chripto(=touch or anoint)Coined/HistoryThe element was discovered in 1797 by French chemist Nicolas .L. Vauqkelin(1763-1797) in the mineral...
- 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)...