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Roentgenium

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roent⋅gen⋅i⋅um

[rent-gen-ee-uhm, -jen-, ruhnt-]
–noun Chemistry.
a super-heavy, synthetic radioactive element. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
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roent·gen·i·um   (rěnt-gěn'ē-əm, -jěn'-, rŭnt-, rɶnt-gěn'-)   
n.   Symbol Rg
An artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number 111 and a mass number of 280, whose most stable known isotope has a half-life of 3.6 seconds. See Table at element.

[After Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen.]
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