Biology
- Protactinium (pa)
Term: protactinium (Pa)Literally meaning: ?before actinium?Origin??????/protos(=first or of prime importance) 'á???? actis(genitive á??[é???/actinos)(=ray, beam) The name was given in order to reflect the product of the decay process. Coined/History ...
- Actinium (ac)
Term: actinium (Ac)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to ray?Origin: 'á???? actis(genitive á??[é???/actinos)(=ray, beam) The element was named after its power of emitting energy in the form of rays suchas radioactive ?radium? which comes from latin...
- Promethium (pm)
Term: promethium (Pm)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Prometheus?Origin: ?????????/Prometheas(=Prometheus, according Greek Mythology Prometheus was as Ttan who stole from Gods the fire and gave it to mortals. Zeus, the father of Gods, punished and bound...
- 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...
- Phosphorus (p)
Term: phosphorusLiterally meaning: ?the bearer of light?Origin: Anc Greek????????/phosphoros (=god of the planet Venus )> ???/phos(=light) +????/phero(=bear, carry)Coined/HistoryIn Greek Mythology Phosporus or Eosphorus was the god...
Biology
uranium (U)
Term: uranium (U)
Literally meaning: ?pertaining to planet Uranus ?
Origin
?'õ???ü?/uranos(=heaven, sky)
???/ano (=above)
+????/oros(=mountain)
The name was given after the recently dicovered planet Uranus. The planet name was given by German astronomer Johann Bode(1747-1826) as in conformity with other planet names. Uranus (Greek ???????=heaven) according Greek mythology was the husband of Earth (????/Gea) and father of Titans.
Coined/History
The use of uranium in its natural oxide form, dates back to at least 79 A.D. when it was used to add color to ceramic glazes with an orange-yellow color. he discovery of the uranium is credited to the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klapothy (1743-1817) in samples of the mineral pitchblende. The first atomic bomb used in warfare was an uranium bomb (uranium-235 isotope).
Definition
Uranium is a hard, dense silver-white radioactive chemical element with atomic number 97 and atomic mass. The element is used mainly to fuel commercial power plants.
- Protactinium (pa)
Term: protactinium (Pa)Literally meaning: ?before actinium?Origin??????/protos(=first or of prime importance) 'á???? actis(genitive á??[é???/actinos)(=ray, beam) The name was given in order to reflect the product of the decay process. Coined/History ...
- Actinium (ac)
Term: actinium (Ac)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to ray?Origin: 'á???? actis(genitive á??[é???/actinos)(=ray, beam) The element was named after its power of emitting energy in the form of rays suchas radioactive ?radium? which comes from latin...
- Promethium (pm)
Term: promethium (Pm)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Prometheus?Origin: ?????????/Prometheas(=Prometheus, according Greek Mythology Prometheus was as Ttan who stole from Gods the fire and gave it to mortals. Zeus, the father of Gods, punished and bound...
- 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...
- Phosphorus (p)
Term: phosphorusLiterally meaning: ?the bearer of light?Origin: Anc Greek????????/phosphoros (=god of the planet Venus )> ???/phos(=light) +????/phero(=bear, carry)Coined/HistoryIn Greek Mythology Phosporus or Eosphorus was the god...