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Name Origins for all 118 Elements Flashcards

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Name Origins

H

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Name: Hydrogen

Name Origin - Greek: Hydro and Genes, meaning water forming

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Name: Helium

Name Origin - Greek: helios, meaning Sun

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Li

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Name: Lithium

Name Origin - Greek: lithos, meaning stone

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Name: Beryllium

Name Origin - Greek: beryllos, named for the semi-prescious stone

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B

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Name: Boron

Name Origin - Arabic: buraq (borax)

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Name: Carbon

Name Origin - Latin: carbo, meaning charcoal

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Name: Nitrogen

Name Origin - Greek: nitron genes, meaning saltpetre forming

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Name: Oxygen

Name Origin - Greek: oxy genes, meaning acid forming

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Name: Fluorine

Name Origin - Latin: fluere, meaning to flow

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Ne

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Name: Neon

Name Origin - Greek: neos, meaning new

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Na

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Name: Sodium

Name Origin - Latin: natrium, meaning soda

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Mg

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Name: Magnesium

Name Origin - Greek: named after a district of thessaly called Magnesia

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Al

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Name: Aluminium

Name Origin - Latin: alum or alumen, meaning numeral name

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Si

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Name: Silicon

Name Origin - Latin: silicis, meaning flint

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Name: Phosphorus

Name Origin - Greek: phosporos, meaning bringer of light

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S

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Name: Sulphur

Name Origin - Latin: sulphurium, or from Sanskirt: sulvere, both meaning sulphur

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Name: Chlorine

Name Origin - Greek: chloros, meaning pale green

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Ar

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Name: Argon

Name Origin - Greek: argos, meaning inactive

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Name: Potassium

Name Origin - Latin: Kalium, also English for potash

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Ca

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Name: Calcium

Name Origin - Latin: calx, meaning lime

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Sc

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Name: Scandium

Name Origin - Latin: scandia, meaning scandinavia

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Ti

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Name: Titanium

Name Origin - Greek: the Titans in greek mythology

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Name: Vandium

Name Origin - Norse: Vanadis, name of the scandinavian goddess Freyja.

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Cr

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Name: Chromium

Name Origin - Greek: chroma, meaning color

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# Name Origins Mn
Name: Manganese Name Origin - Latin: magnes, meaning magnet
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# Name Origins Fe
Name: Iron Name Origin - Latin: ferrum, meaning iron
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# Name Origins Co
Name: Cobalt Name Origin - German: Kobald, meaning goblin
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# Name Origins Ni
Name: Nickel Name Origin - German: Kupfernickel, meaning devil's copper or St. Nicholas' copper
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# Name Origins Cu
Name: Copper Name Origin - Latin: Cyprium aes, meaning metal from Cyprus
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# Name Origins Zn
Name: Zinc Name Origin - German: Zink
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# Name Origins Ga
Name: Gallium Name Origin - Latin: Gallia, latin name for France
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# Name Origins Ge
Name: Germanium Name Origin - Latin: Germania, latin name for Germany
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# Name Origins As
Name: Arsenic Name Origin - Greek: arsenikon, the pigment yellow
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# Name Origins Se
Name: Selenium Name Origin - Greek: selene, meaning moon
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# Name Origins Br
Name: Bromine Name Origin - Greek: bromos, meaning stench
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# Name Origins Kr
Name: Krypton Name Origin - Greek: kryptos, meaning hidden
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# Name Origins Rb
Name: Rubidium Name Origin - Latin: rubidus, meaning red
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# Name Origins Sr
Name: Strontium Name Origin - Named after a town in Scotland: Strontian
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# Name Origins Y
Name: Yttrium Name Origin - Named after a Swedish town: Ytterby
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# Name Origins Zr
Name: Zirconium Name Origin - Arabic: zargun, meaning gold color
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# Name Origins Nb
Name: Niobium Name Origin - Greek: Niobe, meaning daughter of Tantalus
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# Name Origins Mo
Name: Molybdenum Name Origin - Greek: molybdos, meaning lead
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# Name Origins Tc
Name: Technetium Name Origin - Greek: tekhnetos, meaning artificial.
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# Name Origins Ru
Name: Ruthenium Name Origin - Latin: Ruthenia, meaning Russia
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# Name Origins Rh
Name: Rhodium Name Origin - Greek: rhodon, meaning rose
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# Name Origins Pd
Name: Palladium Name Origin - Named after the asteroid, Pallas
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# Name Origins Ag
Name: Silver Name Origin - Latin: argentum, meaning silver
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# Name Origins Cd
Name: Cadmium Name Origin - Latin: cadmia, meaning mineral calomine
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# Name Origins In
Name: Indium Name Origin - Named after indigo, the color of the brightest line in its spectrum
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# Name Origins Sn
Name: Tin Name Origin - Latin: stannum or stagnum, meaning dripping
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# Name Origins Sb
Name: Antimony Name Origin - Latin: stibium, meaning mark
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# Name Origins Te
Name: Tellurium Name Origin - Latin: tellus, meaning Earth
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# Name Origins I
Name: Iodine Name Origin - Greek: iodes, meaning violet
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# Name Origins Xe
Name: Xenon Name Origin - Greek: xenos, meaning strange
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# Name Origins Cs
Name: Caesium Name Origin - Latin: caesius, meaning sky blue
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# Name Origins Ba
Name: Barium Name Origin - Greek: barys, meaning heavy
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# Name Origins Hf
Name: Hafnium Name Origin - Latin: hafnia, meaning Copenhagen
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# Name Origins Ta
Name: Tantalum Name Origin - Greek: Tantalus, the father of Niobe in Greek mythology
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# Name Origins W
Name: Tungsten Name Origin - German: wolfram or wolf rahm, meaning dirt
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# Name Origins Re
Name: Rhenium Name Origin - Latin: Rhenus, meaning River Rhine
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# Name Origins Os
Name: Osmium Name Origin - Greek: osme, meaning smell
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# Name Origins Ir
Name: Iridium Name Origin - Latin: iris, meaning rainbow
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# Name Origins Pt
Name: Platinum Name Origin - Spanish: platina, meaning silver
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# Name Origins Au
Name: Gold Name Origin - Latin: aurum, meaning gold
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# Name Origins Hg
Name: Mercury Name Origin - Latin: hydragyrum, meaning liquid silver
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# Name Origins Tl
Name: Thallium Name Origin - Greek: thallos, meaning green shoot
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# Name Origins Pb
Name: Lead Name Origin - Latin: plumbum, meaning lead
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# Name Origins Bi
Name: Bismuth Name Origin - German: weisse Masse, meaning white mass (also Latin: bisemutum)
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# Name Origins Po
Name: Polonium Name Origin - Named after Poland (by Marie Curie)
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# Name Origins At
Name: Astatine Name Origin - Greek: astatos, meaning unstable
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# Name Origins Rn
Name: Radon Name Origin - Named after the element radium
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# Name Origins Fr
Name: Francium Name Origin - Named after France
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# Name Origins Ra
Name: Radium Name Origin - Latin: radius, meaning ray
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# Name Origins Rf
Name: Rutherfordium Name Origin - Named after Lord Rutherford
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# Name Origins Db
Name: Dubnium Name Origin - Named after Dubna, Russia
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# Name Origins Sg
Name: Seaborgium Name Origin - Named after Glenn T. Seaborg
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# Name Origins Bh
Name: Bohrium Name Origin - Named after Niels Bohr
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# Name Origins Hs
Name: Hassium Name Origin - Latin: Hassias, meaning Hess (the German state)
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# Name Origins Mt
Name: Meitnerium Name Origin - Named after Lise Meitner
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# Name Origins Ds
Name: Darmstadtium Name Origin - Named after Darmstadt in Germany
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# Name Origins Rg
Name: Roentgenium Name Origin - Named after Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
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# Name Origins Cn
Name: Copernicium Name Origin - Named after Nicolaus Copernicus
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# Name Origins Uut
Name: Ununtrium Name Origin - the temporary name for element 113
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# Name Origins Fl
Name: Flerovium Name Origin - Named after Georgy Flyorov
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# Name Origins Uup
Name: Ununpentium Name Origin - the temporary name for element 115
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# Name Origins Lv
Name: Livermorium Name Origin - Named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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# Name Origins Uus
Name: Ununseptium Name Origin - the temporary name for element 117
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# Name Origins Uuo
Name: Ununoctium Name Origin - the temporary name for element 118
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# Name Origins La
Name: Lanthanum Name Origin - Greek: lanthana, meaning to lie hidden
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# Name Origins Ce
Name: Cerium Name Origin - Named after the asteroid Ceres
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# Name Origins Pr
Name: Praseodymium Name Origin - Greek: prasios didymos, meaning green twin
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# Name Origins Nd
Name: Neodymium Name Origin - Greek: neos didymos, meaning new twin
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# Name Origins Pm
Name: Promethium Name Origin - Named after Prometheus in Greek mythology
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# Name Origins Sm
Name: Samarium Name Origin - Named after the mineral samarskite
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# Name Origins Eu
Name: Europium Name Origin - Named after Europe
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# Name Origins Gd
Name: Gadolinium Name Origin - Named after J. Gadolin
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# Name Origins Tb
Name: Terbium Name Origin - Named after the Swedish town of Ytterby (?)
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# Name Origins Dy
Name: Dysprosium Name Origin - Greek: dysprositos, meaning hard to get
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# Name Origins Ho
Name: Holmium Name Origin - Latin: Holmia, meaning Stockholm
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# Name Origins Er
Name: Erbium Name Origin - Named after the Swedish town of Ytterby (?)
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# Name Origins Tm
Name: Thulium Name Origin - Named after Thule, the ancient name for Scandinavia
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# Name Origins Yb
Name: Ytterbium Name Origin - Named after the Swedish town of Ytterby
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# Name Origins Lu
Name: Lutetium Name Origin - Latin: Lutetia, meaning Paris
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# Name Origins Ac
Name: Actinium Name Origin - Greek: aktino, meaning ray
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# Name Origins Th
Name: Thorium Name Origin - Named after Thor
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# Name Origins Pa
Name: Protactinium Name Origin - Greek: protos aktino, meaning first ray
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# Name Origins U
Name: Uranium Name Origin - Named after the planet Uranus
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# Name Origins Np
Name: Neptunium Name Origin - Named after the planet Neptune
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# Name Origins Pu
Name: Plutonium Name Origin - Named after the planet Pluto
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# Name Origins Am
Name: Americium Name Origin - Named after America
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# Name Origins Cm
Name: Curium Name Origin - Named after Pierre and Marie Curie
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# Name Origins Bk
Name: Berkelium Name Origin - Named after Berkeley, CA
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# Name Origins Cf
Name: Califronium Name Origin - Named after California
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# Name Origins Es
Name: Einsteinium Name Origin - Named after Albert Einstein
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# Name Origins Fm
Name: Fermium Name Origin - Named after Enrico Fermi
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# Name Origins Md
Name: Mendelevium Name Origin - Named after Dimitri Mendeleev
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# Name Origins No
Name: Nobelium Name Origin - Named after Alfred Nobel
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# Name Origins Lr
Name: Lawrencium Name Origin - Named after Ernest Lawrence

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